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10 Episodes 0 - 2013
Episode 1
Sun, Jan 25, 202644 mins
Teeth and claws are standard issue for most of the world's animals, but a small band of elite warriors have upgraded their armaments. This is biological warfare - gone wild.
Episode 2
45 mins
A single drop of venom contains agony, destruction, and death. The poison is a terrifying weapon - for attack or defense. We're analysing the venom of ten lethal injections, counting down to find the animal with the most dangerous venom on the planet. From fearsome fangs to shocking stings, we break through the pain barrier to discover the animal using the Ultimate Animal Countdown venom. These are the world's worst chemical weapons ... gone wild.
Episode 3
Sun, Jan 25, 202644 mins
Animals find strength in numbers: swarms of hundreds, thousands, millions, and billions. It doesn't matter if the animals are feeding or fighting; moving or mating; the results are the same - it pays not to mess with the mob. From ferocious dinner parties to plagues of biblical proportion, we're counting down the top ten wildest swarms in the natural world to discover that sometimes size really does matter. This is global swarming ... gone wild.
Episode 4
Sun, Jan 25, 202644 mins
Some animals stink. It could be their feet, their fighting, or food that generates the awful odors. Smells can be sprayed or vomited, dribbled or defecated; or carefully wiped from glands on the wrist or the anus. From hyena butter to hydrogen cyanide, we're counting down the ultimate top ten smelliest animals in the natural world to find who lets rip with the world's wildest whiffs. It's not for the faint hearted when stench warfare goes wild.
Episode 5
Sun, Jan 25, 202645 mins
Nat Geo WILD goes head to head with the ultimate top 10 warrior males in the natural world to discover whose fights last longest. From angry elephants to territorial chimps, discover that all's fair in love and war for fighters in the Ultimate Animal Countdown.
Episode 6
Sun, Jan 25, 202645 mins
Human daredevils are addicted to adrenaline but some animals put their lives on the line every day - not for fun but survival. We're counting down the top ten adrenaline junkies of the animal world.
Episode 7
Sun, Jan 25, 202645 mins
Wild sex is daring; dangerous; deadly. It's about much more than making babies. Sex can be a weapon in political power plays, or a greeting, or a free lunch. We're getting between the sheets with the ultimate top ten sexual athletes of the natural world - from lonely virgins to naughty nymphomaniacs. Fornication gets freaky on the Ultimate Animal Countdown.
Episode 8
Sun, Jan 25, 202645 mins
Some animals die hard, using body armor and bodyguards; barricades and bombs. It's an evolutionary arms race between the eaters and the eaten. We're counting down the ultimate top ten defenders in the natural world to find the animal with the most sophisticated security systems. Discover you're not paranoid if the world really is out to eat you, on the Ultimate Animal Countdown.
Episode 9
Sun, Jan 25, 202645 mins
Are you a survivor; capable of coping with crashes, cataclysms, and catastrophes? Even the hardest humans are wimps compared to the toughest creatures on the planet. We're counting down the ultimate top ten survivors in the natural world to find the animal with the most extraordinary endurance. From the deadly dehydration of desert storms; to the frostbite and famine of the frozen north; when the going gets tough, the tough get going on the Ultimate Animal Countdown.
Episode 10
Sun, Jan 25, 202644 mins
Nothing's safe when the world's wildest flip their lid. We're counting down the top ten ultimate animal attackers to find who creates the most carnage.