This series explores the spectacular wildlife of the enchanting island of Sri Lanka - a world of extremes. From the steamy jungles of the south to the parched dry zone of the east this small island is a mosaic of habitats and micro climates.
Huge dramas play out daily in the natural world and never more so than when a predator is hunting or when prey manages to break free and escape. With dangers around every corner, all creatures live close disaster and this exciting trilogy charts the highs and lows.
From a lifetime of experience living in the harsh conditions of the wild, the animal kingdom is filled with creative ways of survival. From navigation to clever disguises, the series takes a look at creative solutions for staying safe.
Professional bass fisherman and TV personality Mike "Ike" Iaconelli searches for the world's most iconic fish living alongside some of the world's busiest concrete jungles.
How do you move monstrous mammals, enormous elephants, restless rhinos, hefty horses and speedy sharks? You call in the services of the big movers. These larger than life characters are working with the ultimate delivery deadline - their cargo must arrive on time, intact....and alive. Follow specialist teams of animal movers, vets and transport engineers as they attempt to relocate animals across the globe by air and road.
Dive into the wild world of ponds with Greg Wittstock, one of the most experienced backyard pond builders. His goal is to completely transform boring backyards and plain public spaces into inspiring natural habitats and oases for local critters.
Now, in a landmark two-hour mini-series, the secrets of the animal world will be revealed as Animal Impact presents an incredible and revolutionary look at the bioengineering that make these amazing feats possible. Using the latest and never-before seen imaging technologies, computer graphics and advanced medical diagnostics, Moment of Impact will show the natural world as its never been seen before giving viewers a totally new perspective on creatures big and small, both common and exotic and inside and out. In infinitesimal detail well dissect these singular moments to see exactly what is happening, why it happens and how natures engineering allows it to happen.
The ability to capture unique, adorable portraits of dogs, cats and other four-legged animals earns Kaylee Greer and Sam Haddix a successful pet photography business and an impressive portfolio.
Where do our human characteristics come from? Our closest relatives are the Great Apes. Humans aren't the only ones with complicated lives. Life seems as difficult for a great ape as it seems for a human. Apes want to get on in life just as much as we do and they'll do just as much to get ahead.
Forensic science is used to investigate some of the most terrifying encounters people have had with wild animals. Using modern technology, the puzzle of what really happened starts to come together.
From the creators of the real-time law enforcement series "Live PD" comes a version for animal lovers. It captures the fast-paced drama and intensity of a hospital procedural mixed with the unbreakable bonds between pets and their owners. Host Mark Steines ("Entertainment Tonight") is joined by veterinary experts in the studio to guide viewers through each episode, giving commentary on what is seen at featured animal hospitals and mobile vet clinics around the country. Cameras trail teams of emergency veterinarians and specialists as they work tirelessly through the night to save the lives of pets. The series also accompanies on-call vets to homes and farms to treat animals that are too sick or too big to travel.
This five-hour exposé tells the story of America's heartland, where wildlife roam across wild swaths of frontier land. It's the woods that Davy Crockett once called home in The Great Valley of Appalachia, and where Wild Bill Hickok saw his last sunset in the Badlands of South Dakota. From bears, bison and burrowing owls, to weasels, wood ducks and wild horses, episodes reveal a cast of critters making themselves at home, whether it's beneath ice sheets in the Land of Lakes, or sharing the abundant ecosystem among farmers and their tools.
They're adept at tracking the enemy in the war on terror and tracking a bouncing tennis ball in an open field. They're elite police and military dogs, and this series takes viewers inside a world-famous K-9 training facility -- Vohne Liche Kennels in Indiana -- that prepares both man and man's best friend for battle against the bad guys. Led by owner and founder Kenny Licklider, a retired senior master sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, the VLK team teaches both dogs and handlers to leap from helicopters, rappel down buildings, search for explosives, drugs and money, and chase down human targets, among other skills. The training is intense -- any mistake can cost lives -- to make sure no dog or handler graduates from the program unprepared.
Discover the unusual world of moving animals with the best known family in the business--the Denickers. Moving wild animals and pets has its unique challenges, but this family dynamic is as much a part of the entertainment as the animals themselves.