Spy in the Wild: A Nature Miniseries
More than 30 animatronic spy cameras disguised as animals secretly record behavior in the wild in this "Nature" miniseries from WNET and BBC. The series captures rarely seen behavior that reveals how animals possess emotions and behavior similar to humans -- including the capacity to love, grieve, deceive and invent. Special sequences include a female Nile crocodile gathering her babies in her mouth and carrying them underwater; a female red-billed hornbill waits with her chicks for her mate to bring them food; and a young chimp befriends an abandoned genet kitten.
- 2017-2020
- 2 seasons
- PBS
- Documentary
- TV-G
More than 30 animatronic spy cameras disguised as animals secretly record behavior in the wild in this "Nature" miniseries from WNET and BBC. The series captures rarely seen behavior that reveals how animals possess emotions and behavior similar to humans -- including the capacity to love, grieve, deceive and invent. Special sequences include a female Nile crocodile gathering her babies in her mouth and carrying them underwater; a female red-billed hornbill waits with her chicks for her mate to bring them food; and a young chimp befriends an abandoned genet kitten.
Season 2 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2020
Episode 1
The Tropics
Wed, Apr 29, 2020 58 mins
The Spy Creatures infiltrate a hippo pod, a nursery of red flying foxes and the secret world of pygmy forest elephants.
Episode 2
The North
Wed, May 6, 2020 58 mins
The Spy Creatures travel to the temperate lands north of the tropics where life is governed by the rhythm of the seasons. In the spectacular snow-covered mountains of Japan, Spy Macaque records how snow monkeys bathe and socialize at steaming hot thermal pools. In the cool mountains of Mexico, Spy Hummingbird takes us into the heart of what must be the world's most beautiful natural gathering as billions of spectacular monarch butterflies overwinter.
Episode 3
The Islands
Wed, May 13, 2020
Episode 4
The Poles
Wed, May 20, 2020 58 mins
The Spy Creatures travel to the lands of ice and snow beyond the Arctic and Antarctic circles. From penguin chicks to elephant seals, wolf cubs to polar bears, this episode showcases the hardiest and most charismatic animals in the polar world.