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Watching a wild cheetah on the hunt is always an exhilarating experience. Watch as this cat sprints towards a fleeing wildebeest calf - its extraordinary acceleration and incredible ability to twis...
Every Spring in the small, Southern African country of Lesotho, Sloggett's ice rats emerge from their burrows after a long, cold winter and dash around like little lawnmowers collecting tasty treat...
This amazing time-lapse footage shows the larvae of a veined swordfish butterfly transforming into a chrysalis. The process is called pupation and once the creature has completed its metamorphosis ...
From caterpillar to butterfly, this mesmerising time-lapse video shows a pearl emperor butterfly emerging from its chrysalis during the final stage of metamorphosis. The butterfly only has a single...
A huge herd of elephants bring traffic to a standstill as they lumber across a busy road in South Africa's Kruger National Park. It takes more than three minutes for the endless row of pachyderms t...
This white lion cub pops out of the bushes to investigate a group of tourists and delights them all with an adorable roar! The pale-furred feline was spotted at South Africa’s Timbavati Game Reserv...
These winged termites are swarmers. Given exactly the right conditions, the flying insects emerge from their underground homes to spread their wings and fly off to form new colonies. But there's an...
Here's proof of just how much rhinos LOVE mud baths! Watch as these two rescued rhinos roll around in their mud puddle at the Fundimvelo Thula Thula Rhino Orphanage in South Africa.
When Katiti the pangolin ventures out on one of his foraging excursions, he’s never alone. The team from wildlife rehab centre REST follows the little creature wherever he goes … which sometimes me...
Antlions are impressive insects with an insatiable appetite for ants! Their powerful mandibles, paralysing venom and sandpit traps make them formidable predators. Here's a close-up look at what ha...
These thirsty elephants want some water and nothing is going to stop them! Watch as the pachyderms attempt to clamber up the walls of a reservoir to get some relief from the blazing African sun.
The Wild Oceans series features some of the best underwater footage from www.earthtouchnews.com in one compact show. Make incredible underwater discoveries and find out what's happening on the world's reefs without even getting your feet wet.
Sea Shepherd uses night vision drone to bust totoaba poachers, Kenya burns over a 100 tonnes of ivory, scientists capture images of snow leopards mating, plans to transport a group of dolphins to t...
A cicada invasion 17 years in the making is about to hit the Northeastern United States, illegal fishing vessels seized in the Galapagos Marine Reserve, radioactive boars wreak havoc in Japan, good...
Wild tiger numbers on the rise for the first time in a century, thousands of swarming red crabs filmed off Panama’s coast, a 24-foot long python dies just days after being found and why Disney's Zo...
Conservationists use 3D-printed eggs in an effort to save Africa’s vultures, the US moves to protect Russia’s over-hunted beluga whale population, endangered warty pigs caught on camera in Indonesi...
The Great Barrier Reef experiences the worst coral bleaching in history, a runaway lion is recaptured in South Africa, the mysterious coelacanth gets important new protections, a woman in Florida c...
SeaWorld ends the captive breeding of orcas; a live cam captures bald eagles hatching in Washington; Ecuador announces plans for a new marine sanctuary in the Galápagos Islands; and a pack of hyena...
Prince William's controversial comments on trophy-hunting, more rangers killed in Virunga National Park, Louisiana black bears make a comeback, Indonesia announces plans to convert a former gold mi...
Utah’s wildlife officials release a furious cougar caught in a trap, an environmental activist gunned down in Honduras, a wild snow leopard caught by camera traps, SeaWorld’s most famous orca has a...
A comeback for eastern quolls, drones film a blue whale calf nursing, an elephant relocation sparks controversy, new technology reveals a sanctuary for pregnant sharks in the Bahamas & one very amu...
A risky c-section performed on a pregnant gorilla, hope for Congo's “forest giraffes”, a rare deep-diving whale is autopsied in Canada, controversial plans to save timber rattlesnakes in Massachuse...
A snow leopard surprises a group of skiers in the Indian subcontinent, experts weigh in on the controversial issue of shark fisheries, tiny island foxes make a comeback in California, Britain's rar...
A manatee invasion in Florida, some World Whale Day love from Pornhub, virgin births for a bamboo shark, a panda cub gets stuck and America’s only wild jaguar caught on camera. We also weigh in on ...
Our planet's surface stretches for more then 500 million square kilometres ... and every inch is teeming with fascinating life forms. At any moment in time, countless stories from the natural world are playing out all across this vast stage.
Little Adventures, Big Planet is a series that explores this incredible diversity -- one small snippet at a time. From animal habits and habitats to amazing adaptations and incredible ecosystems, the videos in this series make up a colourful, moving mosaic of life on our Earth.
When two orphaned servals arrive at a wildlife sanctuary in South Africa, the staff there know that it’s going to be a long road to recovery for the tiny bundles of fluff. Join field biologist Alex...
In the midst of the desolate Namibian landscape lies a safe haven for wild animals in trouble. The Rare and Endangered Species Trust (REST) cares for a menagerie of creatures all under the watchful...
Everyone loves a canine companion, and this baby elephant is no exception! The tiny pachyderm arrived at the Thula Thula Rhino Orphanage in South Africa after being rejected by his herd. Critically...
Getting a cat to play is easy … a genet not so much. Watch this adorable orphaned genet at wildlife rescue centre CROW blatantly ignoring his keeper’s attempts to get him to play with a feather. Fo...
Meet Brody the bush pig, one of the many rescued animals at wildlife rehab centre CROW. A big fan of tummy tickles and feeding time, he’ll grow up to be a formidable boar with razor-sharp tusks. Bu...
We have to give it to this wildlife volunteer: she does a great job of trying to answer our questions even with several baby baboons clambering all over her head. The intern from wildlife rehab cen...
CROW, the Centre for Rehabilitation of Wildlife, located in Durban, South Africa is a haven for animals in distress. From an adorable bush pig and a boisterous baby baboon, to a pelican with a pote...
Wildlife capture and relocation is an activity best handled by professionals - especially if the animals being relocated are two-metre crocodiles. But resources are lacking at this zoo in the Democ...
Manta rays are gentle ocean giants with few natural predators. Their biggest threat? Us. Journalist Colleen Hagerty meets with Indonesia’s Manta Trust ( http://www.mantatrust.org ) on a windy day i...
Tucked away in a quiet village in Thailand, Boon Lott's Elephant Sanctuary is a safe home for twelve elephants rescued from the cruelty of the tourist trade and the illegal logging industry. Join u...
Wildlife photographer Stephen Belcher embarks on a precarious journey through the vast, almost impenetrable jungles of Indonesia to capture the first high-definition images of the critically endang...
As many as twenty million Mexican free-tailed bats spend their summer months in Bracken Cave, Texas making it home to the largest congregation of warm-blooded animals in the world. Join journalist ...
Get ready for a series of in-your-face encounters with some of the world’s wildest creatures. Heart-stopping moments, unique perspectives and a whole lot of 'in the right place at the right time'. From curious elephants and thieving lions to vultures on a kill and even a car-climbing cheetah, our action cameras capture it all … up close!
Let's talk about sex. And not just any old sex. The animal kingdom is a wild place -- and it's got mating habits to match. We're getting it on with kinky rituals, titillating pheromones, post-coital cannibalism, golden showers, orgy marathons and penises that put King Kong to shame. Biologist-with-a-twist Dr Carin Bondar is stripping down to the bare truth of nature's X-rated side.