A panoramic look at animals from Africa, especially the giants, such as elephants, giraffes, hippos, rhinos, and ostriches. A comparison of animals that isn't native to Africa, such as bears, with animals that are, such as -- surprise -- penguins. Next, a visit with the birds of Africa. Then, a rundown of the many wild animals with the word "Africa" in their common name. Finally, an examination of the adaptations these animals have to live on the...

The team settles in for a month on the Great Barrier Reef, the largest reef in the world. One scientist is studying sharks and, in a flashback we visit French Polynesia where sharks abound and the team films their natural feeding behaviors for the first time ever. Back on the GBR, the scientists explore the northern reef, which until recently was the healthiest part. The program concludes with new footage of the 2016 bleaching and severe die-off among...

The world is running out of unexplored places, but there is one spot in the central Pacific where fish still rule. Underwater photographer Emory Kristof explores the untouched marine life around Rongelap, a Pacific island long abandoned because of nuclear bomb testing. He'll begin by searching for sharks in order to gauge the presence of a healthy food chain. With a specialized team of scuba divers, robots, and underwater digital roam cameras, Emory...

An underwater tour that includes the birth of a shark, mating squids, molting lobsters & a fish defending its nest from predators.

Features an exhilarating look under the sea through the eyes of those that live there. Incredible state-of-the-art-underwater filmmaking will take viewers breath away as they migrate with whales, swim alongside a great white shark, and race with dolphins at play. Includes first-ever images of elusive deepwater creatures, featurettes, music video, filmmaker annotations, and more.

Olly, a young submarine, and his submarine friend Beth share adventures with their friends under the sea.

Biodiversity describes the incredible variety of life found on our planet. This program explores Earth’s biodiversity, the fundamental processes and characteristics of the Earth’s biological history, the extinction of existing species, and the appearance of new ones, such as Homo sapiens. What are the long-term consequences of human population growth? Are we heading towards a great extinction? Is the Earth’s biological diversity diminishing...

Dive into adventure with your favorite underwater explorers, the Octonauts. Join brave Captain Barnacles, daredevil ex-pirate, Kwazii and medic Peso Penguin, along with the other Octonauts as they explore the world's oceans, rescue the creatures who live there and protect their habitats, above and below the waves. On this exciting Season One Set, enjoy fifty two episodes with Captain Barnacles, Kwazii and Peso as they encounter aquatic creatures from...

In this program, biologists, shark scientists, and expert divers reveal a pivotal moment in our understanding of the great white shark. Using the most sophisticated technologies, including camera equipment attached to the sharks’ fins, the program aims to answer questions like how a straight line mid-ocean intercontinental migration is possible, why do “shark walkabouts” happen, and why have we never seen them mating? Elusive, curious, highly...

NOVA and National Geographic take a dazzling dive to explore how and why so many of the ocean's creatures light up—revealing a hidden undersea world where creatures flash, sparkle, shimmer, or simply glow.