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NATURE brings the beauty and wonder of the natural world into your home, becoming in the process the benchmark for natural history programs.

Sea otters are back, and their return is a breath of fresh air for the waters of Monterey Bay.
There’s no lizard like a chameleon—color-shifting, tree-climbing, eye-swiveling magic.
Despite cultural taboos, herpetologist Fandresena Rakotoharimalala is determined to save chameleons.
Major support for NATURE is provided by The Arnhold Family in memory of Henry and Clarisse Arnhold, The Fairweather Foundation, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Charles Rosenblum, Kathy Chiao and Ken Hao, Sarah and Sandra Lyu in memory of Seung and Dorothy Lyu, Colin S. Edwards, Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, Filomen M. D’Agostino Foundation, Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust, Gregg Peters Monsees Foundation, Seton J. Melvin, Koo and Patricia Yuen, Sandra Atlas Bass, Bradley L. Goldberg Family Foundation, Dr. George Stanley and Sandra Caruso, The Hite Foundation, Kitty Hawks and Larry Lederman, Perpetual Kindness Foundation and Sun Hill Renewal Fund, Ruth Mary Einhorn, Arlene and Milton D. Berkman, by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by Viewers Like You.
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Follow a woman’s transformative journey as she nurtures wounded hummingbirds.
After drought, the rains finally come. But can Katavi survive the flooding?
A severe drought in Katavi National Park tests the wildlife to their limits.
Meet the hippo, crocodile and lion families navigating the dry season in Katavi National Park.
Sir David Attenborough explores London’s Natural History Museum, where extinct creatures come alive.
A team of scientists and filmmakers explore the Antarctic waters to learn more about killer whales.
The change of seasons brings turmoil and tough choices to the three big cat families.
Lion, leopard and cheetah parents attempt to co-exist and raise their cubs in Botswana.
An intimate portrait of Sir David Attenborough’s life and career in natural history.
Follow three orphaned desert lion cubs as they navigate the brutal Skeleton Coast of Namibia.
Experience San Diego, where dazzling biodiversity thrives amidst a transformed urban landscape.
Discover the wildlife of Transylvania, a mysterious region hiding some of Europe’s last wilderness.
In Congo, filmmaker Vianet Djenguet comes face to face with the forest’s largest gorilla.
See the spectacular wildlife of The Burren in Ireland through the eyes of a pine marten.
Witness a moving view into the effects of war on animals and the humans who help them.
The most famous grizzly bear in the world attempts to raise cubs amid conflicts with people.
See the extreme ways in which raptors conquer the toughest habitats on Earth.
From giant eagles to miniature falconets, meet the many species of raptors.
Patrick Dykstra has a life-changing encounter with a sperm whale and uncovers their world.
Sir David Attenborough and experts unearth the fossil of the largest Jurassic predator.
Follow scientists racing against the clock to save the world’s migratory shorebirds.
Get an intimate look at a silverback family in Gabon’s Loango National Park.
A Madagascan chameleon and a Scottish water vole travel to secure their bloodline.
A Taiwanese Pangolin and a Brazilian Lion Tamarin family travel to a strange new world.
A baby turtle in Canada and a young bushbaby in South Africa search for a safe new home.
Spy creatures showcase the challenges of ocean life.
Spy creatures uncover surprising undersea relationships.
Spy creatures explore animal emotions and the deep feelings we share.
Spy creatures reveal an ocean full of startling ways of thinking.
A Tasmanian man befriends a platypus while protecting the species from urban development.
Specials
Sea otters are back, and their return is a breath of fresh air for the waters of Monterey Bay.
Despite cultural taboos, herpetologist Fandresena Rakotoharimalala is determined to save chameleons.
The Bear River was once a lush area with wetlands, hot springs, and abundant wildlife.
In the otherworldly Spiny Forest of Madagascar, a historic release is about to take place.
A sloth scientist, her tree-climbing BFF, and their dog work to save Costa Rica’s sloth populations.
Millions of migrating birds pass through our yards, but glass windows pose a deadly threat.
Greater bamboo lemurs, recently thought to be extinct, are critically endangered.
Meet the courageous women shaping wildlife conservation.
The story of Nepal's first female nature guide and her fight to save the country's wildlife.
Meet the genius behind the plant-based Impossible Burger.
Can bat poop be harvested sustainably?
Due to the demand for their scales, pangolins are the most trafficked animal in the world.
Elephant migration corridors in India are a necessary thoroughfare for one of the largest animals.
A renowned spiritual leader is inspiring fishermen to become guardians of the world’s biggest fish.
The artificial intelligence keeping tigers at bay.
In northeastern India, the greater adjutant stork has been considered an ill omen for generations.
One cougar’s legacy in the heart of Hollywood.
Inventor Boyan Slat is on a mission to rid oceans of plastic.
Golden eagles are declining due to an unlikely poison: lead ammunition left behind by game hunters.
The decades-long fight to save America’s black-footed ferrets.
Marine biologist Callie Veelenturf uses her research on endangered sea turtles to help protect them.
Frogs are going extinct - here's how we can save them.
Jaguar populations are falling worldwide, but the big cats are thriving in Belize.
Fernanda Abra leads an initiative along Brazil's roadways, where vehicles kill 475 million animals.
In Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, Mauricio Ruiz has turned his love for nature into action.
The golden lion tamarin stands as a beacon of hope and survival in the face of extinction.
Manatees finally return to these restored Florida rivers.
Is there hope for Hawaii’s endangered honeycreepers?
Ecologists create new homes for Hawaii’s endangered seabirds.
These coral reefs can beat the heat.
Extras
There’s no lizard like a chameleon—color-shifting, tree-climbing, eye-swiveling magic.
Terry Masear helps rescue baby hummingbird twins whose mother died.
Injured hummingbirds Mikhail and Alexa happily share a cage.
Follow a woman’s transformative journey as she nurtures wounded hummingbirds.
No two Radiated Tortoises are alike—each shell tells its own story.
It takes 15 years of care before a baby Radiated Tortoise is ready for life in the wild.
Climb into the jungle canopy with Tamara Ávila Atagua as she builds life-saving bridges for sloths.
Meet the world’s first sloth detective dog, Keysha.
Brand new to science: a sloth drinking water—captured cinematically for the first time.
After the drought, the rains finally come. But can Katavi survive the flooding?
Extreme drought drives animals to behave abnormally, as crocodiles and hippos crowd a waterhole.
A buffalo hunt is a family affair.
A severe drought in Katavi National Park tests the wildlife to their limits.
Lions rarely hunt hippos, but hungry lions can do crazy things.
As a new day dawns on a changed hippo colony, the clan gathers around their fallen leader.
A coup by two hippo bulls is out of the ordinary.
Meet the hippo, crocodile and lion families navigating the dry season in Katavi National Park.
Waterhole crocodiles team up with unlikely allies to trap helpless catfish.
A disturbance from a mischievous Nile monitor sets off a mass hatching event.
Wildlife filmmaker Owen Prümm ventures into Katavi, a remote region in southwestern Tanzania.
In Madagascar, one woman is rewriting the fate of a lemur species once thought to be lost.
In Madagascar, the next generation is stepping up to safeguard the Greater Bamboo Lemur.
Wildlife biologists use a few different techniques to track, count and preserve tiger populations.
Watch beautiful moments between a mother and baby rhino.
Two rhinos go head-to-head, resulting in something never caught on camera until now.
David Attenborough comes face-to-face with a dodo, the first animal driven to extinction by humans.
Sir David Attenborough explores the research surrounding the existence of Bigfoot.
Sir David Attenborough befriends a giant dinosaur, the Diplodocus.
Sir David Attenborough explores London’s Natural History Museum, where extinct creatures come alive.