About this season
Explore phenomenal female animals: the rebel matriarchs, powerful leaders and dangerous lovers of the natural world.
Episodes (7)
1. Growing up Cheetah
Aired 6 April 2020
Reese takes us on a journey with two teenage cheetah sisters, coming of age in the wild and learning how to work together to survive.
2. Faking It
Aired 6 April 2020
Reese explains the world of female Macaques who use sexually enticing ways to ensure their baby monkeys will grow up with strong male protectors.
3. Desert Empire
Aired 6 April 2020
Enter the fascinating, and sometimes brutal world of honey ants, struggling not just for survival, but power - all in service of their fearless leader, the queen.
4. Gender Swap
Aired 7 April 2020
We explore the world of mating seahorses which are the only animals in the world that have a major gender role reversal.
5. Girl Power
Aired 8 April 2020
Hyenas are the girl gang of the Savannah. They hunt in packs, get first bite of their prey, and outrank every male in their group, making them some of Africa's most fierce queens.
6. Love Trap
Aired 9 April 2020
The femme fatale of female fireflies is part seductress, part vampire, as Reese shows us the fireflies' deadly trickery to provide nourishment to their young.
7. Dangerous Liasions
Aired 10 April 2020
One of the biggest web-building spiders in the world, the orb spider must find a way to mate with her male counterparts who are approximately fifteen times smaller than she is.