The Galapagos Islands are home to some animals that washed up on the islands millions of years ago and have made adaptations. Penguins, iguanas, tortoises and cormorants have changed so they can survive the harsh climate. But possibly the oddest adaptation is that of the Vampire finch.
The incredible reef life and the birds, lizards and reptiles who cope with the lava rock islands of the Galapagos make this remote series of islands a unique natural habitat. The Panama and Humboldt currents regulate the seasons and the rhythm of life onshore and off.
2017 • Nature
The Galapagos Islands are home to some animals that washed up on the islands millions of years ago and have made adaptations. Penguins, iguanas, tortoises and cormorants have changed so they can survive the harsh climate. But possibly the oddest adaptation is that of the Vampire finch.
2017 • Nature
If you traced your family tree back 185 million generations, you wouldn't be looking at a human, a primate, or even a mammal. You'd be looking at a fish. So where along that line does the first human show up? The answer may surprise you.
Canada is in the grip of snow and ice, and animals are struggling. But while some animals hunker down, others have babies to raise.
4/4 • Canada: A Year in the Wild • 2018 • Nature
In Indonesia, Simon visits a village of sea gypsies and meets tribespeople who want to adopt him.
2/3 • Equator with Simon Reeve • Nature
At the southern tip of Africa, where two oceans collide, the flat-topped Table Mountain stands guard over a diverse metropolis of cultures and people. Take flight over the Western Cape and discover the breathtaking wonder of this province from above.
4/6 • Aerial Africa • 2017 • Nature
Shrouded in myth and legend, the forests of Germany are world famous, thanks to the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. This episode reveals the strange creatures that actually live there.
Part 3 • Wild Germany • 2012 • Nature
Looks at the relationship of animals and plants to the invisible world of electricity, magnetism and electro-magnetic forces.