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Walrus: Life on Thin Ice ~ About
♪♪ -Some creatures alive today almost feel like they belong to a prehistoric past. I once had a dream full of saber-toothed animals -- saber-toothed cats, saber-toothed deer, saber-toothed salmon. And amongst those animals was a saber-toothed seal, the walrus. There's something about walrus. An animal we all recognize... yet one that few have ever seen. This is like a dream come true, it's unbelievable. Their lives revolve around sea ice in ways we are only just beginning to understand.
The Thunder of Bison Finally Returns to the Osage Prairie | WILD HOPE
Special Premiere: 7/7/2025 | 00:18:52 | Sixty million American bison, commonly known as buffalo, once thundered across the prairies of North America until 1889, when they were almost driven to extinction. Premiere: 7/7/2025 PBS • PBS App By clicking “Accept,” you agree that WNET and its affiliates (“The WNET Group”) can share your video viewing activity with third parties as set out in our Privacy Policy in order to facilitate use of our sites and enrich your online experience.
The Women Behind the Wild | In Her Nature
Special Premiere: 6/26/2025 | 00:30:40 | Go behind the lens with the making of 'In Her Nature.' From the grit of filming in remote locations to the bond forged between crew members, this episode shines a light on the women behind the camera—and the mission that brought them together.
TRANSCRIPT TRANSCRIPT A chameleon might be sitting on and it sees a grasshopper two fe It shoots that tongue out, and bam! It pulls it back in, crunches it up and swallows it. Theres no other lizards like th In some regions, touching or hol People think that if you touch t something bad will happen.
The Chameleon Queen | In Her Nature
Special Premiere: 5/15/2025 | 00:13:25 | Despite cultural taboos, herpetologist Fandresena Rakotoharimalala is on a mission to save chameleons in Madagascar. Possessing an uncanny ability to spot camouflaging chameleons, she hopes to ensure protections for the island's dwindling species.
In Her Nature ~ Growing Up as a Radiated Tortoise | Nature | PBS
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Reclaiming Bear River | WILD HOPE
Special Premiere: 5/12/2025 | 00:17:25 | Over 150 years after suffering the worst massacre in U.S. history, the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation has purchased their ancestral homeland — called Wuda Ogwa, or Bear River — with a vision to return it back to nature.
The Slowest Stampede on Earth | In Her Nature
Special Premiere: 5/1/2025 | 00:19:31 | In the otherworldly Spiny Forest of Madagascar, a historic release is about to take place. After 15 years of dedicated care and community teamwork, a trio of female herpetologists is reintroducing a “stampede” of 1,000 critically endangered radiated tortoises.
Hummingbirds of Hollywood ~ A Hummingbird Love Story | Nature | PBS
TRANSCRIPT - So this is Mikhail and Alexa's new cage. Mikhail and Alexa are just happy together. Alexa, she was hit by a car. Mikhail, he was a little bit sulky at first, but then he met Alexa and he fell in love. He taps her chest with his bill and he taps her toes with his bill and he snuggles up to her at night. They're very close. Not all birds like each other. If hummingbirds don't like their immediate company, they will kill them.
Hummingbirds of Hollywood ~ Hummingbird Rescue: Baby Twins | Nature | PBS
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In Her Nature ~ How This Sloth Poop-Sniffing Dog is Saving the Species | Nature | PBS
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In Her Nature ~ Life-Saving Bridges For Sloths | Nature | PBS
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Saving The Slowest Mammal on Earth | In Her Nature
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Katavi: Africa’s Fallen Paradise ~ Filming Katavi's Unseen and Remote Wilds | Nature | PBS
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In Her Nature ~ Rare Footage of Sloth Drinking Water | Nature | PBS
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Katavi: Africa’s Fallen Paradise: Salvation ~ Lion Pride Hunts Buffalo | Nature | PBS
TRANSCRIPT TRANSCRIPT - [Narrator] The herd is inching closer to the forest, where the cubs are hiding. They'll have ringside seats to observe the action. The fading light can only be to the lions' advantage. (buffalo braying) Buffalo are dangerous. (buffalo continue braying) The trick is to single out the right query. (buffalo continue braying) A straggler. (buffalo continue braying) (lion hissing) The lions carefully slip into position.
Hummingbirds of Hollywood ~ About | Nature | PBS
S43 Ep13 Premiere: 5/7/2025 | 00:00:30 | Amid the glamour of Hollywood, a woman finds herself on a transformative journey as she nurtures wounded hummingbirds, unraveling a visually captivating tale of love, fragility, healing, and the delicate beauty in profound acts of kindness.
Katavi: Africa’s Fallen Paradise: Salvation ~ Chaos at the Waterhole | Nature | PBS
TRANSCRIPT TRANSCRIPT - [Narrator] It's unheard of for crocodiles and hippos to mingle so closely. But extreme drought is forcing everything here to behave abnormally. Katavi gets more hellish every day. For a mother and baby, the situation is particularly dire. Hippos cannot sweat to keep cool. Without refuge in water, the baby runs the risk of overheating. She desperately tries to stay in the shade of her mother, but she's grown weaker.
Building for Birds | WILD HOPE
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Katavi: Africa’s Fallen Paradise: Purgatory ~ Hungry Lions Hunt Hippos | Nature | PBS
TRANSCRIPT - [Narrator] Hippos outweigh lions ten to one and are rarely targeted as prey. But everyone is fractious. And hungry lions can do crazy things. The mother makes her choice. Better the melee than the mouth of a predator. She's chosen her spot wisely. An old grandfather hippo has no objections to their company. And his presence is enough to dissuade the lions from attacking. They need to look for other opportunities. (hippos grunting) A mother with twins, almost unheard of in hippos.
Katavi: Africa’s Fallen Paradise: Purgatory ~ Hippo Mourning Caught on Camera | Nature | PBS
TRANSCRIPT TRANSCRIPT - [Narrator] As a new day dawns on a radically changed hippo colony. (water splashing) (hippo grunting) The old bull who was once their protector, the father of their young, lies dead in one of the last remaining water channels. One by one, the clan approach and begin gently nuzzling him. It's not clear what is happening here. (hippos grunting) As more gather around his body, it's hard not to interpret this behavior as mourning.
In Her Nature ~ Are Children the Key to Saving Lemurs? | Nature | PBS
TRANSCRIPT I spent time getting to know th and understand their needs. And now we are working together Learning how to live in harmony. Reforestation is one of the big We encourage them to do reforest with native species and bamboo. So were gonna plant it now. How far can it be immersed? Can it be planted in the ground No. But up to where? Up to here?
Katavi: Africa’s Fallen Paradise: Purgatory ~ Alpha Hippo Vs. Two Intruders | Nature | PBS
TRANSCRIPT - [Narrator] He's never encountered a situation like this before. (hippopotamus growls) (hippopotamus growls) Opening his jaws as wide as he can might warn off his attacker. No such luck. (hippopotamuses growling) And his threat display has backfired. His nose is now well and truly pierced. (hippopotamus growling) The other challenger seizes the opportunity. (hippopotamuses growling) and joins in the fight. (hippopotamus growling) The poor old alpha is in dire straits.
Saving the World’s Rarest Lemurs: In Her Nature ~ Meet One of the World’s Rarest Lemurs | Nature | PBS
TRANSCRIPT TRANSCRIPT - I hear a sound, a cracking sounds. So maybe they are around here. (speaking in a foreign language) They must be around here because I see bamboo moving. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. (leaves rustle) The Greater Bamboo Lemur. (speaking in a foreign language) (lemur trills) 95% of their diet is bamboo. This is their main source of food and their habitat. The are very social individuals. They move together like a big family.
Katavi: Africa’s Fallen Paradise: Sanctuary ~ How Birds and Crocs Work Together to Trap Fish | Nature | PBS
TRANSCRIPT The rising heat triggers algal blooms in the shallow water. (water splashing) Deprived of oxygen, catfish are forced to the surface, right into the jaws of death. (animals grunting) Herons are precision hunters. (water splashing) Pelicans have a more smash and grab approach, (wings flapping) netting several fish at once in their expanding throat patches. (upbeat music) (water splashing) The commotion is guaranteed to annoy the territorial alpha male.
Katavi: Africa’s Fallen Paradise: Sanctuary ~ Mass Crocodile Hatching | Nature | PBS
TRANSCRIPT TRANSCRIPT One nest saved by the neighborhood watch. But the monitor's not giving up that easily. He can tolerate higher temperatures than the crocs and keep moving when they need a cooling dip. (grass rustling) This time, a lap wing raises the alarm. (bird chirping) But this croc mum is just not quick enough. With the nest now disturbed, the cry of a hatchling crocodile rings out through the community. (baby croc chirping) And triggers a mass hatching.
The Rhino Whisperer: In Her Nature ~ How Nepal Tripled Their Tiger Population | Nature | PBS
TRANSCRIPT TRANSCRIPT Camera trapping is the most used technique for the tiger monitoring. In this way, we can differentiate the individuals of tiger. (biologists speaking foreign language) (biologist gasping) Tiger! - Ah, Tiger! - [Biologist] I do have experience, like setting the camera traps a bit higher above the ground when the area is full of rhinos because sometime rhino destruct the camera. I'm wildlife biologist. I started working on tiger and fishing cats.
The Rhino Whisperer: In Her Nature ~ Rhino Loses Horn in Battle | Nature | PBS
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Katavi: Africa's Fallen Paradise: Purgatory~ About | Nature | PBS
S43 Ep11 Premiere: 4/9/2025 | 00:00:30 | The dry season is developing into a severe drought that is more intense than anything Katavi National Park has witnessed before. The young animals attempt to understand their rapidly changing world while the experienced adults rely on their years of knowledge to survive.
The Rhino Whisperer: In Her Nature ~ Baby Rhino Copies Mom | Nature | PBS
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S43 Ep10 Premiere: 4/2/2025 | 00:00:30 | Katavi National Park is typically a lush paradise for wildlife in Tanzania. However, the upcoming dry season looms more threatening than ever before. Meet the hippo, crocodile and lion families who must navigate this change of seasons.
Special Premiere: 3/13/2025 | 00:01:25 | "In Her Nature" shines a spotlight on the fearless women who protect the wildlife of our world. Featuring breathtaking cinematography combined with rare animal behavior, "In Her Nature" showcases the robust conservation efforts being led by women in the most perilous habitats through the lens of an award-winning, all-female production team.
Museum Alive with David Attenborough ~ What the Dodo Bird Actually Looked Like | Nature | PBS
TRANSCRIPT - This poor old bird is a dodo. It once lived on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. And it's almost certainly the first animal species that human beings actually exterminated in historic times. And so now we talk about being 'as dead as a dodo.' But in spite of its fame, this one is a fake. Its feathers come from a goose. Its feet were modeled on a turkey and its beak, I suspect, is plaster. The museum can be forgiven because no skin or feathers of the dodo survive.
Museum Alive with David Attenborough ~ David Attenborough Befriends a Dinosaur | Nature | PBS
TRANSCRIPT So now after 150 million years, we've got a pretty good idea of what Dippy looked like. But how did she behave? Well, animals her size and weight must have moved in a rather ponderous way. And in any case, since she was a vegetarian, as we know from her teeth, she had no need to be speedy to get her food. But it's the tiny bones in Dippy's inner ear that can give us a clue as to what she sounded like.
Museum Alive with David Attenborough ~ Was Bigfoot Real? | Nature | PBS
TRANSCRIPT Back in 1951, the famous Himalayan Explorer and mountaineer Eric Shipton came across some huge footprints in a high snowfield that looked as if they'd been made by some kind of giant ape. Shipton's Sherpa companions had no doubt about what had made them: a Yeti, an abominable snowman. Well, there is one small specimen acquired by the museum and kept in its vaults that might just explain those prints. It was found in a shop in Hong Kong that sold Chinese traditional medicines.
Expedition Killer Whale ~ Killer Whales Teach Young To Hunt | Nature | PBS
TRANSCRIPT - This does not look like normal hunting behavior. Now, Jenny uses her teeth to gently pull the seal into the water. - The same way that we can hold something very, very carefully with our fingers. They're able to do that with their teeth and jaws. - She moves back and let's the calves have a go. - You know, it's a visual learning experience. So I'll show you and then I'll hang back, and then you repeat. - Teaching behavior like this has never been filmed before.
Expedition Killer Whale | Pack-Ice Killer Whale Sounds -- on Film | Nature | PBS
TRANSCRIPT Socializing is an essential element in the lives of pack-ice killer whales. - These animals are not just hunters. They're complex social animals with tight family units and even tighter family bonds. - Lead listens to the whales as they interact with each other. - I can hear them. I can hear them. So many pulse calls and whistles. It's so ethereal. It's so otherworldly.
Expedition Killer Whale ~ What is Wave Washing: How Killer Whales Hunt Seals | Nature | PBS
S43 Ep8 Premiere: 2/12/2025 | 00:04:14 | Killer whales rarely risk hunting leopard seals, Antarctica's second-top predator. But when reinforcements appear, this group of killer whales has a technique for capturing this aggressive predator: wave washing.
Mission Impossible | WILD HOPE
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Big Cats, Small World: Landlords ~ Filming Africa's Three Big Cats | Nature | PBS
TRANSCRIPT - My name is Robyn Keene-Young. I'm the writer and director on "Big Cats, Small World." So our partner said to us, how about a show with all three big cats in one episode? And we found a beautiful spot on the shores of the Gomoti River in Botswana. It turned out that this small area was perfect for all of these cats. It met every one of their needs in some other way. It was just, it was paradise. It was a beautiful place to spend nearly 18 months in the company of these cats.
Museum Alive with David Attenborough ~ About | Nature | PBS
S43 Ep9 Premiere: 2/19/2025 | 00:00:30 | Sir David Attenborough explores London’s Natural History Museum and meets some of the most extraordinary creatures from the past. Advanced CGI puts Attenborough face to face with a saber-toothed tiger, a giant eagle, and a colossal snake.
Big Cats, Small World: Landlords ~ Protecting Africa's Big Cats | Nature | PBS
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Big Cats, Small World: Outlanders ~ Beware of Baboons! How They Keep the Woodland Safe | Nature | PBS
TRANSCRIPT From the beginning of time in this small world, impala have looked to baboons for security. From their watchtowers, the primates call out threats to the earth-bound impala. With their own infants to protect, baboons are the eyes and ears of the woodlands. And Sephiri's mortal enemies. So whenever they're around, she specializes in vanishing. And she's passed on a skill. Meanwhile, the cheetahs have followed the impala to the edge of Sephiri's woodland.
Big Cats, Small World: Outlanders ~ Leopard Hunts Baby Sister | Nature | PBS
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Big Cats, Small World: Outlanders ~ Lion vs. Wildebeest: How Lions Hunt As a Pride | Nature | PBS
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Expedition Killer Whale ~ About | Nature | PBS
S43 Ep8 Premiere: 2/12/2025 | 00:00:30 | Follow a team of scientists and filmmakers in Antarctica studying the most sophisticated hunting strategy in the animal kingdom - killer whales making waves to wash seals off floating ice.
Big Cats, Small World: Landlords ~ Secret Sex Life of Leopards | Nature | PBS
TRANSCRIPT Asleep or just playing dead. Either way, he has a determined seductress. It's hot, he's tired, and he's just not in the mood. Once she conceives, she'll have nothing more to do with him. Perhaps that's reason enough for him to oblige this one last time. Being a stud in the leopard world, is not all it's cracked up to be. On the far side of Senatla's territory, one of his courtships has finally paid off. This female named Sephiri is pregnant with his cubs. She needs all the rest she can get.
Big Cats, Small World: Landlords ~ Lion Mothers Overrun with Cubs After Syncing Pregnancies | Nature | PBS
TRANSCRIPT Although Tshaba is a mother to only three of the cubs, she embraces them all like her own. The lionesses synchronized their pregnancies. Maybe it seemed like a good idea at the time. In a few weeks, they're swamped by a dozen demanding tyrants. They'll feed each other's cubs as well as their own. With 16 teats between them, there's more than enough to go around. The mothers have their work cut out for them.
Big Cats, Small World: Landlords ~ Mother Cheetah's Breathtaking Hunt | Nature | PBS
TRANSCRIPT TRANSCRIPT It's breakfast time. This normally means Phefo must find a herd of impala and painstakingly stalk close enough to launch a chase. This morning, the herd is coming to her. Phefo's name means 'wind.' And when you see her run, you'll know why. In seconds, she'll go from zero to the fastest creature on land. The planes give her all the space she needs to run down prey. Phefo can never let her guard down. They're exposed out here, and the kill will soon attract attention.
Big Cats, Small World: Outlanders ~ About | Nature | PBS
PRODUCTION CREDITS FUNDING PRODUCTION CREDITS Written & Directed by ROBYN KEENE-YOUNG Produced by ADRIAN BAILEY Director of Photography ADRIAN BAILEY Location Sound ROBYN KEENE-YOUNG Editor ADRIAN BAILEY Original Music TOM KINSELLA Narrator DAVID OYELOWO Additional Cinematography WIM VORSTER Post Producers PATSY HAYDEN BOBBY TUTTON Colourist TONY OSBORNE Online Editor DAN THOMAS Sound Editors JACK CHEETHAM ADRIAN BAILEY Dubbing Mixers BEN PEACE PETER DAVIES Foley Artists RORY JOSEPH MYLES...
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