Page 5 - Spring Lineup 2019

Barbary macaques are up to mischief in Gibraltar, pickpocketing unwary tourists. Their relatives, the Japanese macaques, are much more laid back. On Ellesmere Island, the wolves there have found a lost phone, now they’re playing football with it. They make us wonder. Especially when they turn up in unexpected places. Like little droll penguins that toddle over the sandy beaches of South Africa. Shouldn’t they be somewhere a little, well, cooler?
Doclights/NDR Naturfilm/Terra Mater Factual Studios
It was a case of mistaken identity. Explorers confused them for ravenous cats, rats and weasels. But they were something completely unknown...a curious band of marsupials with a taste for blood, bone and meat. Scores of different predators with pouches live all across Australia. The lives of many are at risk. Introducing the numbat, the northern quoll, the dibbler – strange names, strange animals – and the strangers who want to keep them safe.
Terra Mater Factual Studios
More beautiful than butterflies, better fliers than hummingbirds and with behaviour as intriguing and complex as mammals or birds, dragonflies and damselflies are the ultimate insects. Filmed in unprecedented detail, we’ll explore how dragon and damselflies hold and defend territories; work together in strict hierarchy; and even predict their prey’s movements. A special film depicting some pretty special animals.
Terra Mater Factual Studios
The first year in a wild animal’s life is the most crucial. Will it get enough nourishment? How will it cope with sibling rivalry or the ever looming risk of predation? Through a series of touching stories, we come face to face with these dangers. The gray seals of Heligoland are born with fur and a thick layer of fat, ready to withstand the bitter wind chill. Getting through the first year may not guarantee a long life, but from here on in the chances of survival grow.
Doclights/NDR Naturfilm/Terra Mater Factual Studios
Cuddly & Wild:
Adorable Animal Babies
1 x 60’ or 1 x 90’, 2018, HD
Circus Of The Wild
1 x 60’ or 1 x 90’, 2018, HD
Cute Little Killers:
The Predators With Pouches
1 x 60’, 2019, 4K
Dogs In The Land of Lions
1 x 60’, 2018, HD
In the hilltops of Zimbabwe’s Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve, Puzzles and Jigsaw are attempting to raise a family without the help of ‘the pack’ – a course fraught with dangers for these rare Wild dogs. But against the odds, the pair manage to keep their offspring alive. In need of better shelter the pack move to a hilltop cave where Puzzles soon gives birth to her second litter. Jigsaw must now hunt for everyone. But lions are also on the prowl. One afternoon Jigsaw fails to return, leaving Puzzles all by herself. But she is still unable to leave her newest cubs. The only course of action is to send the older dogs out to hunt. They are inexperienced, without adult supervision they may lose concentration, lose their prey and perhaps even their lives – to the lions. They hunt for more than their family’s survival. Failure is not an option.
Terra Mater Factual Studios/Hat Creek Productions/ Mavela Media/Thirteen Productions/WNET
Dragons & Damsels
1 x 60’, 2019, 4K
Nature & Wildlife