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Season 1

  • S01E01 Falkland Island Invasion

    • August 15, 2018
    • National Geographic

    With the arrival of spring, animals from all over the South Atlantic are suddenly converging on the Falklands. The striated cara-cara is one of the few year-round inhabitants of the islands.

  • S01E02 Monarchs Amazing Journey

    • August 15, 2018
    • National Geographic

    Each year, monarch butterflies undertake a multi-generational migration from Mexico all the way to Canada and back again.

  • S01E03 The Gauntlet

    • August 22, 2018
    • National Geographic

    In Africa's vast Serengeti Plain, one million wildebeest are taking a rare pause for the mothers to have their young in a massive birthing event.

  • S01E04 Deadly Gamblers

    • August 22, 2018
    • National Geographic

    When you've got it all, why would you give it all up? We expect animals to take the path of least resistance -- choosing the easiest and surest ways to get food, safety and comfort. But animals aren't always so predictable

  • S01E05 Night of The Christmas Crab

    • August 29, 2018
    • National Geographic

    The Christmas Island red crab is a land bound crab that still has strong ties to the ocean, the only place where they can give birth to their young.

  • S01E06 Fatal Attractions

    • August 29, 2018
    • National Geographic

    Ain't love grand? Well, to many animals in the wild, attracting a mate and getting the chance to breed is more like a blood sport. The mating urge drives animals to make long journeys, to let down their guard in the presence of predators, and even to fight each other to the death.

  • S01E07 Army of the Ants

    • September 5, 2018
    • National Geographic

    A deadly predator stalks the forests of Costa Rica; it's a super organism made up of half a million tiny individuals -- an army ant colony.

  • S01E08 Elephants on The Edge

    • September 5, 2018
    • National Geographic

    On the edge of the Sahara Desert in Mali, a society of rare desert elephants struggles to survive; more than just a herd of animals, they are a tribe of extended families and comrades with their own unique culture.

  • S01E09 Kings of the Canopy

    • September 12, 2018
    • National Geographic

    In the canopy of the Borneo rainforest, animals swing from branch to branch and leap through the treetops, doing everything without ever touching the ground.

  • S01E10 Natural Born Fighters

    • September 12, 2018
    • National Geographic

    If these animal babies can survive childhood, they can survive almost anything.