About this season
Unlock the killer secrets and ingenious tactics of nature's toughest fighters in four incredible ecosystems around the world. Wild gladiators, from the smallest ants to the biggest bears, do battle for the ultimate prize: survival.
Episodes (4)
1. The Waterhole
Aired 4 August 2024 • 51 min
As the dry season brings a band of gladiators to an African savannah watering hole, see a territory brawl and one honey badger's risky dance with a snake.
2. Wild Coast
Aired 11 August 2024 • 51 min
Go up against Australia's wiliest gladiators and their arsenals, from a kangaroo's deadly boxing moves to the redback spider's precision-engineered traps.
3. Judge River
Aired 18 August 2024 • 51 min
Young gladiators earn their stripes in dense tropical forests. Stand back as a poison dart frog launches a toxic barrage and observe a jaguar-caiman turf war.
4. Tidelands
Aired 25 August 2024 • 51 min
Head to America's far north for a peek at its waterway's fighters, as a spring thaw pits eagles against herons and dragonfly nymphs against venomous water bugs.