Season 1
13 episodes · 2016
1Episode 1: Great African Grasslands: Savannah
Thanks to a lack of hiding places for predators, the African savannah regions support a much greater diversity of wildlife than temperate grasslands.
2Episode 2: Water Planet: Open Ocean
They may look uniform from above, but oceans contain a myriad of various underwater habitats. Creatures must make homes wherever survival is assured.
3Episode 3: Deserts
The desert is an extreme environment where wildlife must adapt to survive. Many animals are nocturnal, surfacing only at night when it is cooler.
4Episode 4: Amazon Rainforest
The Amazon–a magnificent, broad-leafed rainforest. The heart of Brazil. Rainforests are known as the lungs of our planet. The Amazon is the largest.
5Episode 5: Masters of the Sky
The masters of the sky are the winged predators of the aerial world. Their bodies and senses have evolved to establish them as master predators
6Episode 6: Arctic
The Arctic is alive with a fascinating assortment of wildlife and species–hardy breeds uniquely suited to their home at the top of the world.
7Episode 7: Great Grasslands: American Prairie
Prairies are temperate grasslands—extremely hot in summer and cold in winter. This episode explores the wildlife of the great American prairies.
8Episode 8: Jungles of Asia
Asia is home to some of the most beautiful rainforests, jungles, and wildlife. Sadly, they are threatened by intensive logging and industrial farming.
9Episode 9: Swamps and Wetlands
Large areas of water, broken up by small islands. Massive, rapidly-growing vegetation. Swamps, wetlands, marshes, bogs, and fens are found worldwide.
10Episode 10: Great Barrier Reef
One of Australia's most remarkable natural gifts is the Great Barrier Reef. It supports a vast array of life forms. In this episode, we meet them.
11Episode 11: Freshwaters
Lakes and rivers are created by streams high in the mountains. Explore the wild lives above, below, and on the surface of freshwater everywhere.
12Episode 12: Islands
Islands are home to unique flora and fauna. It was, after all, on the Galapagos Islands that Darwin found the inspiration for his theory of evolution.
13Episode 13: Mountainsfinale
Many hoofed and herbivorous mammals such as goats, deer, sheep, and llamas comprise a unique group of wildlife that thrives at high altitudes.