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This engaging documentary lifts the lid on the life of the turtle. Contrary to our perceptions of them as slow and peaceful animals, they are actually impressive hunters, predators, and lovers. We explore their ultimate hunting techniques, marvel at the vast distances they travel, and the remarkable fact that, although they spend most of their lives alone, they synchronize with thousands of others to lay their eggs on the same beach at the same time.
Alvaro Mendoza Productions
Since biblical times, locusts have plagued western Africa, leaving in their wake desolate landscapes and destitute populations. Yet what do we actually know about locusts? What conditions make a seemingly inoffensive insect metamorphose into a fearsome predator? We take a new look at this mega species and the latest science around their most unusual transformation!
MC4/Matin & Soir Films/ Off the Fence
What happens when London city boy Tim swaps life at the bank for managing a wildlife lodge in Nepal? The first task: find somebody to lead a party of elephants half way across the country, on foot. Inevitably, the job falls to Tim himself. We follow him over five gruelling weeks, facing monsoon rains, intense heat, and the ubiquitous dust.
A series devoted to the world’s most popular animals: from lions to lemurs, camels to flamingos, tigers to kangaroos. Each episode illustrates four different species at Bussolengo Nature Park in Italy, where experts carefully protect and maintain 260 different species of our most amazing animals.
Showlab/Azzurra
Meet one special Golden Lion Tamarin family that roams free in the trees at the Smithsonian National Zoo, and find out how the zoo helped bring this species of Brazilian monkeys back from the brink of extinction. Meet Eduardo, Laranja and their rowdy daughters. Learn what these monkeys eat, how they navigate, how they live and even how they play.
Michael Dolan/Polly Bryan/Smithsonian Networks
On the doorstep of Pakistan’s bustling capital city is a most unusual feature, the spectacular Margalla Hills national park. The incredible wildlife found here includes many rare and endangered species. Filled with wildlife, from leopards to pangolins, and kingfishers to barking deer, it is one of the most bio-diverse areas in the country. But as urban development marches on, can the park and its inhabitants survive?
Little Matters: Turtles
1 x 60’, 2015, HD
Locust Invasion
1 x 60’, 2007, HD
Living Nature
20 x 15’, 2010, HD
Loose At The Zoo:
Golden Lion Tamarins
1 x 30’, 2007, HD
Mahout: The Great Elephant Walk
1 x 60’, 2014, HD
Pink Banana Studios in association with The Big Sky
Walkabout Films
Margalla: Urban Wilderness
1 x 30’ , 2015, HD
Nature & Wildlife