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Parrots in the Land of Oz

Parrots in the Land of Oz

Season 26 Episode 6
53:30
Crash: A Tale of Two Species

Crash: A Tale of Two Species

Season 26 Episode 7
53:56
What Females Want

What Females Want

Season 26 Episode 9
53:35
What Males Will Do

What Males Will Do

Season 26 Episode 10
53:35
The Wolf That Changed America

The Wolf That Changed America

Season 27 Episode 4
51:14
The Dragon Chronicles

The Dragon Chronicles

Season 27 Episode 5
52:55
Is That Skunk?

Is That Skunk?

Season 27 Episode 6
53:23
Drakensberg: Barrier of Spears

Drakensberg: Barrier of Spears

Season 27 Episode 7
53:47
Why We Love Cats and Dogs

Why We Love Cats and Dogs

Season 27 Episode 8
53:30
Kilauea: Mountain of Fire

Kilauea: Mountain of Fire

Season 27 Episode 9
54:06
Frogs: The Thin Green Line

Frogs: The Thin Green Line

Season 27 Episode 10
53:43
The Loneliest Animals

The Loneliest Animals

Season 27 Episode 11
50:01
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Nature

The Beauty of Ugly

Season 26 Episode 4

In the natural world, beauty can be many things -- including what we might find completely repulsive. Not only can the bizarre be attractive, it can also provide just the edge a creature needs to succeed in a difficult environment. From frogfish and hagfish to naked mole rats and elephant seals, we learn how and why ugly can be beautiful, even when it isn't pretty.

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Baby Steps | Becoming Elephant: The Orphans of Reteti
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Season 44 Episode 11
Baby Steps | Becoming Elephant: The Orphans of Reteti
In northern Kenya, a remarkable conservation experiment is unfolding at Reteti Sanctuary.
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Season 44 Episode 10
The Greatest Adventure | Parenthood
Parenthood is the ultimate journey, full of danger.
Jungles | Parenthood
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Season 44 Episode 9
Jungles | Parenthood
See how jungle animal parents raise children by mastering their environment.
Oceans | Parenthood
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Season 44 Episode 8
Oceans | Parenthood
Ocean parents must master dedication and intelligence to raise their young.
Freshwater | Parenthood
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Season 44 Episode 7
Freshwater | Parenthood
Animal parents must overcome freshwater’s constant changes.
Grasslands | Parenthood
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Season 44 Episode 6
Grasslands | Parenthood
Animal parents must balance risk and reward to raise their young in grasslands.
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Season 44 Episode 5
Tusker: Brotherhood of Elephants
Follow the complex lives of giant elephant bulls in Amboseli and Mount Kilimanjaro.
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Season 44 Episode 4
Jaguar Beach
On Costa Rica’s Pacific coast, turtles and jaguars collide in unexpected ways.
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Season 44 Episode 3
The Pigeon Hustle
Uncover the secret world of New York and London’s resilient pigeon flocks.
WILLOW: Diary of a Mountain Lion
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Season 44 Episode 2
WILLOW: Diary of a Mountain Lion
Follow a female mountain lion in the Montana mountains over the course of a decade.
Walrus: Life on Thin Ice
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Season 44 Episode 1
Walrus: Life on Thin Ice
See how the Arctic’s most enigmatic animals are coping as the sea ice melts.
Hummingbirds of Hollywood
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Season 43 Episode 13
Hummingbirds of Hollywood
Follow a woman’s transformative journey as she nurtures wounded hummingbirds.
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