Humanlike: The Chimps Of Fongoli

HUMANLIKE: THE CHIMPS OF FONGOLI is the story of a remarkable group of chimpanzees in Senegal, West Africa. They live at the very limits of where chimps can survive. As they adapt to the extreme heat of the savanna south of the Sahara Desert, they could hold clues to how we became human. For years, these chimps were elusive ghosts, rarely seen. But then one team and one man changed everything – seeing into their secret lives and recording extraordinary new behaviors that shine a light on our own evolutionary past and fundamentally changing how we think about ourselves.

Madagascar's Legendary Lemurs

Learn how the Lemurs of Madagascar have evolved into the species they are today.

Animal Senses

From the earliest primitive life forms to sophisticated animals like mammals, primates and birds, animals have evolved powerful senses to perceive their environment. These developed senses can turn mechanical waves, airborne particles, and photons into information that helps animals find food, shelter, mates, and communicate with each other. ANIMAL SENSES traces the evolutionary history of those senses.

Deep Dive Australia

From two-inch turtle hatchlings to 24-metre blue whales, Australia is home to the most diverse and charismatic marine life on the planet. Host Lizzie Daly embarks on an epic road trip from the cold water shores of South Australia, to the tropical reefs of northern Queensland and the wild currents of Western Australia. Making her way around the coast, exploring some of the richest and most isolated seas in the world, Lizzie meets a host of incredible creatures, and the amazing people protecting them. Consulting marine specialists and indigenous rangers alike, Lizzie gets an extraordinary insight into the unique ecology of Australia as she discovers what makes these waters so special.

Walking With Elephants

Author and explorer Levison Wood embarks on a new expedition: an epic 650-mile journey on foot, following the world’s largest elephant migration. Lev fulfils a life-long ambition to get as close to these magnificent creatures as possible, and gains powerful insight into this still mysterious journey – one that the elephants have done for millennia, but no person has yet done on foot. Lev witnesses elephants under increasing threat from both natural and man-made dangers. Along the way, he also meets with locals and gets their uncensored view of whether humans and elephants can ever live in harmony. While millions of elephants once roamed across Africa, that number is now dwindling, and by 2040 these iconic creatures could all be gone. WALKING WITH ELEPHANTS reveals a deeper understanding of the elephants' remarkable lives, and timely insight into how we may secure their future.

Uptown Otters

In Singapore, smooth-coated otters have forged a unique urban lifestyle, living side-by-side with their human neighbours. And the best part? They rule this uptown world. Each family is helmed by a matriarch, and they live and die by two rules: only the alpha female is allowed to reproduce, and intruders are not welcome. The Bay Family currently occupies prime territory – Marina Bay. Meanwhile, the Townies, Nomads, and Mangrove Family have built their own empires around the island. These otters peacefully coexist – as long as they remain in their own territory, under their queen. But peace breeds restlessness. As the Bay Family settles into their home, the other clans are starting to stir, each wanting a piece of this otter paradise…

Written in Stone

WRITTEN IN STONE is the story of northwestern Canada’s Mount Todagin. It’s known as a “Serengeti in the sky” and yet it was once the ocean’s floor. This ancient seabed vaulted into the sky upon the shoulders of warring mountain ranges. Here on this alpine plateau mowed close by relentless winds, life subsists on the narrowest of margins. But this seemingly inhospitable landscape is home to an exotic species of mountain sheep and the Native peoples who have used this mountain for millennia. This documentary explores how the very minerals that attract the sheep and the indigenous people may also cause them to abandon Mount Todagin…forever.

Wildlife Rescue Australia

At Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital, head vet Dr. Bree Talbot and her amazing team are dedicated to triaging and treating a range of rare and unique Aussie animals, many of which are brought in each day by wildlife rescue volunteers and community members. This fly-on-the-wall observational series takes the audience on a rollercoaster ride of emotions, as the lives of some of these beautiful creatures hang in the balance. WILDLIFE RESCUE AUSTRALIA not only highlights the specialist skills needed to be a wildlife vet, but also the strong and dedicated women who undertake these roles to provide better outcomes for Australian wildlife.

Staying Wild

At this wildlife rescue center, every creature has value. Cute or ugly, meek or dangerous, small or big, prey or predator, they each play an essential role in a greater ecosystem. For animals in crisis, this place offers one chance at survival. As these unexpected stories of animal rescue unfold, STAYING WILD examines the human drama that plays out within the treatment of an overwhelming number of injured wildlife.

Man vs. Octopus

Who - or what - will win during a series of contests between octopuses and humans? Watch and find out!