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Season 1

  • S01E01 Polar Bear - Mother and Baby

    • BBC Two

    A mother and her baby polar bears explore their habitat. This short film takes a look at a family of polar bears exploring the icy cold surroundings of their Arctic home.

  • S01E02 Mandarin Duck - First Flight

    • BBC Two

    A mother mandarin duck shows her babies how to take their first flight out of the safety of the nest. The ducks show courage and one by one they learn how to flap their wings and land safely on the leaves below.

  • S01E03 Seasons - A Full Cycle

    • BBC Two

    A look at what happens to different landscapes through the four seasons: summer, autumn, winter and spring.

  • S01E04 Emperor Penguin - Caring

    • BBC Two

    An emperor penguin watches as her baby is born. It shows the harsh habitat and the climate they live in, the cold Antarctica and the relationship of the family.

  • S01E05 Elephant - Importance of Water

    • BBC Two

    A herd of elephants moves across the land in search of water.

  • S01E06 Monarch Butterfly - Spectacle

    • BBC Two

    Beautiful monarch butterflies fly together around their habitat, creating a wonderful spectacle. The butterflies are filmed in slow motion, capturing their beauty.

  • S01E07 Flamingo - Courtship Spectacle

    • BBC Two

    This short film shows swarms of flamingos moving around and displaying their long necks - this is the spectacle of their courtship ritual. The flamingos walk around on their long legs and fly together in the air above the mudflats where they live.

  • S01E08 Caterpillar to Butterfly - Change

    • BBC Two

    This film shows the process of how caterpillars change into butterflies. Caterpillars grow, feed and then transform from chrysalis to beautiful colourful butterflies before our very eyes.

  • S01E09 Feeding - Food/Eating

    • BBC Two

    This short film shows animals catching their prey and hunting for food. A dolphin catches a fish, a monkey cracks nuts and lots of species in the animal kingdom feed themselves in an array of spectacular and clever ways.

  • S01E10 Grass Cutter Ants - Teamwork

    • BBC Two

    The grass cutter ants work together as a team to carry blades of grass to the ant colony.

  • S01E11 Frogs - Diversity

    • BBC Two

    The wonder of different frogs moving around their habitat. We see them move and interact with their surroundings, climbing trees, jumping in slow motion and feeding.

  • S01E12 Garden Life - Wildlife Around Us

    • BBC Two

    This short film shows all the different animals that might be found during the day and night in our gardens, including birds, hedgehogs, insects and foxes.

  • S01E13 Knots - Flocking

    • BBC Two

    The knot breed of bird flying together in a flock of thousands over the sea. They fly in a beautiful formation which creates a spectacle.

  • S01E14 Birds of Paradise - Display

    • BBC Two

    This short film shows a variety of birds of paradise in the wild. Their exotic beauty and colour is revealed as the birds display their feathers and are seen in flight.

  • S01E15 Stoat - Play

    • BBC Two

    Stoats playing outside in the wild. They interact with each other and move around the habitat they live in.

  • S01E16 Damselfly - Danger/Safety

    • BBC Two

    The dangerous life of the damselfly, how a damselfly keeps itself away from danger, how it moves and what happens when a predator tries to catch it.

  • S01E17 Underwater World - Environment

    • BBC Two

    Under the sea there are many different fish and plants living together. This film shows how everything interacts together, from whales to the tiny krill, they are seen swimming past each other in a colourful underwater paradise.

  • S01E18 Cold - Temperature/Adapting

    • BBC Two

    Animals who live in a cold climate, including wolves, bears, birds and buffalo.

  • S01E19 Meerkats - Friendship

    • BBC Two

    This film shows how different family members of meerkats interact together in the wild, and how they support each other and work as a team.

  • S01E20 Superpower - Just Imagine if...

    • BBC Two

    A look at some of the most powerful animals, how they move and what superpowers they have in the animal kingdom. Their movement is shown in detail and slow motion. This includes the lizard, chameleon, insects and a flying squirrel.