Never so big. Never so close.
Travel from freezing poles to tropical rainforests to meet nature’s most captivating giants, who prove being big comes with enormous challenges.
Self - Narrator (voice)
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10 episodes
Embarking on an epic journey for food, a mother whale leads her calf on the longest migration of any mammal.
Runtime: 30 minA four-ton elephant seal returns to his breeding beach on the cusp of summer—and quickly learns the competition for females is fierce.
Runtime: 29 minIn the Brazilian Pantanal—a wetland larger than England—a six-foot otter attempts to raise her cubs in the shadow of hungry jaguars.
Runtime: 28 minMakumba is one of the best studied gorillas in the world. Now past his prime, he must find new ways to maintain his status as king of the jungle.
Runtime: 30 minIn Earth's largest inland delta, Africa's deadliest mammal fights to keep his family afloat as the dry season approaches.
Runtime: 30 minRocky Mountain summers are fleeting, leading local bears to gain weight, sharpen defenses, and engage in a dynamic fight for domination.
Runtime: 26 minA blazing sun scorches the African savanna, where the planet's biggest bird protects his eggs and giraffes struggle to fuel their towering bodies.
Runtime: 25 minIn Borneo, apes and monkeys train their babies in the treetops, but with gravity against them, the stakes are high—and crocodiles lurk below.
Runtime: 27 minMonsoon season drives giants toward higher ground, and big cats battle it out to claim dwindling territory in an Indian valley.
Runtime: 30 minSubzero temperatures force polar bears to bulk up—but as summer returns and the planet grows warmer, they find themselves on thin ice.
Runtime: 30 minOfficial Trailer