Survival: Tales from the Wild
Celebrating 50 years of stunning wildlife filmmaking, this series delivers dramatic, beautiful moments captured from ITV's multi-award winning Survival series. State-of-the-art technology gives the classic footage a new vibrancy with each episode dedicated to a group of specific animals. Incredible up-close images take the viewer deep into the natural world with some of the most remarkable creatures to walk the planet.
- 2011-2011
- 1 season
- Documentary
Celebrating 50 years of stunning wildlife filmmaking, this series delivers dramatic, beautiful moments captured from ITV's multi-award winning Survival series. State-of-the-art technology gives the classic footage a new vibrancy with each episode dedicated to a group of specific animals. Incredible up-close images take the viewer deep into the natural world with some of the most remarkable creatures to walk the planet.
Season 1 Episode Guide
15 Episodes 2011
Episode 1
Tiger Trouble
48 mins
The first episode follows two years in the life of a tiger as she teaches her three cubs to hunt
Episode 2
Chimps: Like Father Like Son
48 mins
The story of a male chimp and the lessons it learns from its father - along with a few bad habits.
Episode 3
Quando and the River Wolves
48 mins
The coming-of-age story of a male giant otter that leaves home and has to find new territory and a mate in the jungle.
Episode 4
Joey the Kangaroo Kid
48 mins
A male kangaroo with a pregnant mother has to gain independence in the Outback, meeting many weird and wonderful creatures on its journey.
Episode 5
Polar Bear: Ice Hunter
48 mins
The story of a male polar bear learning to hunt while avoiding the dangers of the Arctic.
Episode 6
Lions v Warthogs
48 mins
In a pride of lions, males are in charge, but in this case they run at the first sign of trouble; warthogs show a different side of life in which females call the shots and males behave like gentlemen.
Episode 7
Jackals the Underdogs
48 mins
A male jackal comes of age, but has to go it alone when his family is hit by rabies, forcing the wild dog to learn quickly how to avoid dangers, hunt and fight his way up the social ladder in the hope of finding a mate.
Episode 8
Baboon Bandits
48 mins
Baboon alpha male Bob leads his troop in search of a new life away from the safety of a national park and they come to learn that where there are humans, there is plenty of food up for grabs.
Episode 9
Lemurs - A Tale of Two Families
48 mins
Cameras follow the lives of young lemurs from sifaka and ring-tailed families, which face many dangers in the forests of Madagascar.
Episode 10
Hunting Dogs: A Tale of Two Sisters
48 mins
Tension rises between two hunting dogs that have given birth to puppies at the same time, and one flees with the other's litter.
Episode 11
Cheetahs, Twins in Trouble
48 mins
A pair of young cheetahs face their first year alone on the plains of east Africa and they have two main challenges - learning to hunt gazelles and escape danger.
Episode 12
Sea Otter Saga
48 mins
The stories of three sea otter pups growing up in different environments. One lives in the kelp forests of California, one in the icy waters of Alaska and the third is raised by humans - but destined for a future in the wild.
Episode 13
Survival of the Fittest
48 mins
This episode is about the wildlife of the Galapagos Islands, including iguanas, giant tortoises, sharks, booby birds and vampire finches.
Episode 14
Impala: The Great Escape
48 mins
The coming-of-age story of an impala, from its birth to its integration into a herd and the many dangers it faces - especially escaping the attentions of a pair of hungry leopards.
Episode 15
Mongoose: Snake Busters
48 mins
This episode depicts the lives of banded mongooses in the African bush, where they combine forces to contend with snakes, eagles, crocodiles and lizards.