About this season
A deeper journey into the crucial, fragile interdependence between animal life and the environment. Guided by the most up-to-date research we travel through jungles, forests, mountain ranges, deserts and oceans to discover animals, their habitats and the environment that sustains them. Their behaviour, ability to develop, survive and adapt to a changing environment is evident.
Episodes (13)
1. Episode 1: Great African Grasslands: Savannah
Aired 20 August 2016 • 25 min
Thanks to a lack of hiding places for predators, the African savannah regions support a much greater diversity of wildlife than temperate grasslands.
2. Episode 2: Water Planet: Open Ocean
Aired 20 August 2016 • 25 min
They may look uniform from above, but oceans contain a myriad of various underwater habitats. Creatures must make homes wherever survival is assured.
3. Episode 3: Deserts
Aired 27 August 2016 • 25 min
The desert is an extreme environment where wildlife must adapt to survive. Many animals are nocturnal, surfacing only at night when it is cooler.
4. Episode 4: Amazon Rainforest
Aired 27 August 2016 • 25 min
The Amazon–a magnificent, broad-leafed rainforest. The heart of Brazil. Rainforests are known as the lungs of our planet. The Amazon is the largest.
5. Episode 5: Masters of the Sky
Aired 3 September 2016 • 25 min
The masters of the sky are the winged predators of the aerial world. Their bodies and senses have evolved to establish them as master predators
6. Episode 6: Arctic
Aired 3 September 2016 • 25 min
The Arctic is alive with a fascinating assortment of wildlife and species–hardy breeds uniquely suited to their home at the top of the world.
7. Episode 7: Great Grasslands: American Prairie
Aired 10 September 2016 • 25 min
Prairies are temperate grasslands—extremely hot in summer and cold in winter. This episode explores the wildlife of the great American prairies.
8. Episode 8: Jungles of Asia
Aired 10 September 2016 • 25 min
Asia is home to some of the most beautiful rainforests, jungles, and wildlife. Sadly, they are threatened by intensive logging and industrial farming.
9. Episode 9: Swamps and Wetlands
Aired 17 September 2016 • 25 min
Large areas of water, broken up by small islands. Massive, rapidly-growing vegetation. Swamps, wetlands, marshes, bogs, and fens are found worldwide.
10. Episode 10: Great Barrier Reef
Aired 17 September 2016 • 25 min
One of Australia's most remarkable natural gifts is the Great Barrier Reef. It supports a vast array of life forms. In this episode, we meet them.
11. Episode 11: Freshwaters
Aired 24 September 2016 • 25 min
Lakes and rivers are created by streams high in the mountains. Explore the wild lives above, below, and on the surface of freshwater everywhere.
12. Episode 12: Islands
Aired 24 September 2016 • 25 min
Islands are home to unique flora and fauna. It was, after all, on the Galapagos Islands that Darwin found the inspiration for his theory of evolution.
13. Episode 13: Mountains
Aired 6 October 2016 • 25 min
Many hoofed and herbivorous mammals such as goats, deer, sheep, and llamas comprise a unique group of wildlife that thrives at high altitudes.