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.
If viewers have never seen a hairless rat with a pustule on its neck, or a plump fair pig with an abscess on its rump, they are in for a treat as some of National Geographic's most renowned and beloved vets work to drain some of the worst abscesses they have ever seen. From the office to the field, no pustule or abscess will go undrained.
This summer, cool off with WILD'S favorite veterinarians in zoos and clinics across the country! Whether they're located in sunny Florida, snowy Alaska or sweeping Nebraska-- these incredible vets share one thing? the love of animals! Join us for a 'road trip' across the globe.
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.
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.
Sub-Antarctica is where the mightiest current on Earth flows uninterrupted around our plane, and is peppered by tiny islands, crucial to the survival of millions of marine animals including seals, penguins, albatross and southern right whales.
Actor Colin Salmon narrates this program that takes a look at how monsoon winds have shaped the wildlife and people that reside from the Himalayas to Northern Australia.
Thinking of adopting a dog or just love cute pups? Watch and learn from the successes and mistakes of new puppy parents, from the moment they get their puppies to creating a family together.
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.
Shear Madness takes us on the journey of city-girl-turned-sheep-farmer Natalie Redding, as she juggles her many farm animals and her family of five children with her husband Sean.