Sky Nature Today

Stories of why African animals have evolved the way they have, revealing why a zebra has stripes and the reason for a giraffe's long neck

After losing half her trunk in a snare, elephant Chilema must find new ways to eat, drink and bathe. When the dry season comes, life gets even tougher

The importance of Zambia's trees to its ecosystem, providing food, shelter and hunting grounds, and offering a haven for 60 species of mammals and 400 types of bird

Biologist Patrick Aryee embarks on a journey through the canine family tree, beginning by exploring how dogs came to be domesticated and kept as pets

Patrick Aryee heads to the Americas, home to tree-climbing canines, a bizarre jungle dog, the hardy little Arctic fox and the majestic grey wolf

Patrick Aryee follows a pack of African hunting dogs and meets a fox with ears longer than its legs. Plus, a jackal's cunning is caught on camera

The work of people saving and protecting Zambia's animals and parks, beginning with the rescue of a trio of elephant orphans

Zambia's Kafue National Park is an elephant heaven. Here, rescuers teach a herd of orphans the skills they need to make friends in the wild

Documentary about the European bison, the continent's biggest terrestrial mammal, which was hunted to extinction but has been re-introduced thanks to rewilding

The autumn season brings fresh opportunities for creatures including seals, chameleons and monkeys. Plus, rare creatures begin to reveal themselves

The Southern African winter brings drought, ice and storms. As animals battle the elements, they face more competition amongst themselves

Adventurer, survivalist, and zoology nut Max Djenohan embarks on a mission to unlock and mimic the survival skills of some of the most charismatic animals on Earth

The naturalist concludes his exploration of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew by examining plants that have evolved to minimise their dependence on water

Documentary about the lives of the wild animals that inhabit one of the most unspoilt and rarely filmed areas of East Africa

Discovering the clever way elephants dig wells, cheetah Kuleta mourns her loss after lions kill one of her cubs and wild dog Phoenix faces down a hyena mob

Dr Marty and the MMR team rush to save a massive sea lion caught in a plastic noose, and an orphaned baby sea otter gets adopted into a new family

The rescue team tries to save an otter as Dr Marty battles rough conditions to help an entangled sea lion. At the Rescue Centre, a mischievous seal pup puts himself in danger

The MMR team helps a lost sea turtle get back home. A huge sea lion is found shot with a crossbow bolt, and Dr Marty helps a fruit bat cope with old age

Adventurer, survivalist, and zoology nut Max Djenohan embarks on a mission to unlock and mimic the survival skills of some of the most charismatic animals on Earth

A look at some of earth's most dangerous creatures, such as the world's most venomous snake and the deadly nature of the marine creatures

Exploring more of earth's dangerous creatures, from the tiny frog that's packed with poison in South America to the world's most venomous spider, in Sydney, Australia

Nature documentary, revealing how animals are adapting and evolving to the changing planet. Following stories of animals, such as humpback whales and chimpanzees

Journeying from the Galapagos to the edge of Antarctica, in order to seek out animals responding to the changing planet in new and resilient ways

A powerful pride of 20 lions, led by three strong males, finds itself facing an uncertain future when it ends up with only one cub

Even giant animals start out small, and the likes of elephants, gorillas, rhinos and bison have some of the cutest babies in the animal kingdom

Most animals are born defenceless, but under the protection and guidance of their mothers, they soon become masters of their own universes