What is Life • episode "S1E1" • Wonders of Life

58:00

Focuses on the oceans that surround the continent's coastline, which are home to more than 60 per cent of the world's marine species. Featuring footage of reef fish, manta rays, and a juvenile sperm whale, as well as the whirlpools that form in the Indonesian Throughflow.

S1E1 • Asia • 2024 • Nature

48:04

High above the skies of Israel, an avian migration of staggering proportions attracts birdwatchers from all over the world. From gliding birds like the short-toed eagle to waders like red-necked phalaropes, here's your chance to track one of the most important stops on the bird migration route--no binoculars needed.

S1E5 • Wild Israel • 2018 • Nature

48:01

Explore the nature of Hawaii's Beaches

S1E4 • The Living Beach • 2015 • Nature

28:29

David Attenborough investigates two shells that have proved to be winners in evolution: the tortoise's shell and the shells of birds' eggs. The ostrich egg is so strong it is possible for a person to stand on it without it breaking, but how does the chick break out of this fortress? The evolution of the tortoise shell was for a long time a mystery and this bony box offers a lot more than just protection.

S4E5 • Natural Curiosities • 2018 • Nature

50:58

During summer, the Atlantic coast of the northeastern United States attracts huge amounts of fish and wildlife. Particularly interesting are the basking sharks, the world’s second-largest fish, and the leatherback sea turtles, which weigh one ton and are the world’s largest reptile.

S1E6 • Wildlife • 2017 • Nature

22:08

Some animals appear to have taken Nature’s gifts and stretched them to extreme limits. With these two natural curiosities one creature, the giraffe, has ended up with a super-stretched neck, the other, the chameleon, a super stretchy tongue. In both cases nature has found a way to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.

S1E1 • Natural Curiosities • Nature