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Natural World Season 33 Episodes
Season 33 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2014 - 2014
Episode 1
Africa's Giant Killers
Africa's largest herd of elephants and a fearless pride of young lions come face to face in an epic fight for survival. Rarely do their worlds collide, until now. This is no chance conflict; nature has played its part. Drought has weakened the elephants and the lions are desperately hungry. The dawn of the giant killers has arrived.
Episode 2
Honey Badgers: Masters of Mayhem
Specialists in South Africa follow honey badgers, renowned for their fearlessness and aggressiveness, especially while confronting large animals such as lions and buffalo.
Episode 3
France: The Wild Side
France is our closest neighbour but how familiar are we with its wildlife? Wolves, wild boar and even bears are revealed to be living amongst its mountains, valleys and forests.
Episode 4
Nature's Misfits
Odd, unconventional and unusual - these are animals that don't normally grab the limelight. They include the parrot that has forgotten how to fly, the bear that has turned vegetarian, a chameleon that is barely bigger than an ant, and a penguin that lives in a forest. Nature's Misfits reveals the extraordinary and rarely seen lives of these evolutionary oddballs along with their strange habitats, unusual forms and the incredible hurdles they overcome.
Episode 5
The Pygmy Hippo: A Very Secret Life
The pygmy hippo is one of nature's last great mysteries. Solitary, secretive and extremely hard to find, scientists know next to nothing about this endangered animal in the wild and what it needs to survive.
Episode 6
The Bat Man of Mexico
The story of Rodrigo Medellin, Mexico's very own 'Bat Man'. Since he first kept vampire bats in his bathroom as a child, Rodrigo has dedicated his life to saving them. Now Mexico's most famous export, tequila, is at stake. Rodrigo's beloved lesser long-nosed bat is crucial to the liquor - pollinating the plants the drink is made from. To save both, Rodrigo must track the bats' epic migration across Mexico - braving hurricanes, snakes, Mayan tombs and seas of cockroaches. The threats are very real for not only Rodrigo and the bats, but also for anyone with a taste for tequila.
Episode 7
Penguin Post Office
Antarctica's most popular tourist destination is a unique British post office located in the heart of the Antarctic Peninsula at Port Lockroy, about 700 miles south of Argentina and Chile. Enthusiastic cruise ship passengers from around the world come ashore throughout the Antarctic summer to see the colony of 3,000 Gentoo penguins that takes up residence each year.
Episode 8
Beavers Behaving Badly
Who are you going to call when beavers are behaving badly? Well, if you live in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Drew Reed is the go-to 'beaver buster'. Drew works as a wetland conservationist, helping to keep the peace between beavers and people. These busy rodents are incredibly industrious - felling trees and building dams are two of their favourite occupations. This can be good news in the wild, helping create rich habitats for a variety of wildlife, but in backyards it can spell disaster. A beaver is more than capable of bringing down a tree large enough to damage property and their dam building can result in flooded homes. Drew must do what he can to steer beavers away from trouble and stop their so-called bad behaviour.
Episode 9
A Bear with a Bounty
A bear biologist's unique relationship with Lily, an 8-year-old wild black bear, puts the animal at risk as hunting season approaches and the doctor's critics put a bounty on her head.
Episode 10
Attenborough's Fabulous Frogs
Famous naturalist Sir David Attenborough explores the fascinating world of frogs, a subject that sparked his curiosity ever since he was a boy.