Program Category: Natural History

The leatherback turtle is a magnificent creature found in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. This ancient species swam with the dinosaurs and travels further, swims faster, and dives deeper than any other reptile on the planet. Until recently they were thought to be a tropical species but Canadian scientist Dr. Mike James has revealed a much different reality.

The Pet Surgeons is the brand new series that tells the emotionally charged stories of worried pet owners, sick animals and the dedicated vets who will go to any length to make them better.

TAMING THE TIGERS is a gripping one-hour documentary showing the unique relationship between trainers and tigers in captivity.

While tiger populations around the world are crashing due to poaching and deforestation, tiger numbers in a remote nature reserve in Sumatra, Indonesia are increasing. This is the story of the man behind this unique conservation project, the Indonesian tycoon Tomy Winata.

Valentin Gruener found Sirga as a ten-day old cub, dehydrated and dying in a lion enclosure on Grasslands Game Farm in the Kalahari Desert of Botswana. Instead of letting nature take its course, he rescued her and raised her by hand.

Filmed over three years and with unrivalled intimacy, this ground-breaking series delves into the heart of an extraordinary friendship between a man and a lioness, and reveals what it takes to walk and hunt with a lion.

Salty Love is an underwater story of love and how marine life has found ingenious ways to reproduce. From the magic of coral spawning, the dance of the manta ray, the bond of marine mammals, the dedication of the male sea horse, the labour of love by sea turtles there are so many amazing underwater relationships.

From the tops of mountains to the depths of the sea, host and adventurer Lin Sutherland takes viewers to some of the most spectacular scenic areas around the world…unfolding the secrets of the natural world. We take in intimate look at a variety of unique and colorful wildlife, focusing on the often unusual social and interactive behaviors as well as the maintenance and survival of species in a changing world.

The world’s rhinos are in trouble and wildlife television presenter Bonné de Bod is on a quest to find out why and more importantly, what’s being done. Join her on this very important journey as she meets with those at the coalface of the rhino poaching crisis.

PRECIOUS PUPPIES is the definitive documentary on puppies, showing the diversity of breeds, behaviours and antics that makes them such adorable creatures.