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2014-2015 - The Pygmy Hippo: A Very Secret Life
Wildlife documentary. Little is known of the endangered pygmy hippo. In an attempt to save it, an ecologist in a West African rainforest sets about unravelling its secret life.
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Short Versions: Tiger Dynasty
The reintroduction of tigers into the Sariska National Park has a deadly impact on the other resident predators.
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2018-2019: 1. Attenborough's Wonder Of Eggs
David Attenborough has a passion for birds' eggs. These remarkable structures nurture new life, protecting it from the outside world at the same time as allowing it to breathe. ...
26-03-2025
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2010-2011 - Sea Otters - A Million Dollar Baby
Wildlife documentary. Among the yachts of a millionaires' marina on the coast of California, a sea otter mum teaches her pup to survive.
22-03-2025
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2019-2020: The Octopus In My House
A professor develops an extraordinary relationship with an octopus when he invites it to live in his home. The octopus, called Heidi, unravels puzzles, recognises individual hum ...
11-03-2025
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2018-2019: 6. Humpback Whales: A Detective Story
On 12 September 2015, a 30-ton humpback whale breached and landed on Tom Mustill and his friend Charlotte Kinloch as they paddled a sea kayak in Monterey Bay, California. Incred ...
07-03-2025
BBC 4
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2010-2011 - Chimps Of The Lost Gorge
Real-life drama about a family of chimps trapped in the lost world of the Kyumbara Gorge, which has been cut off from the rest of the jungle for 15 years.
06-03-2025
BBC 4
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2012-2013 - Tiger Island: Natural World Special
Wildlife documentary. Jungle tigers are turning into man-eaters in the exotic island of Sumatra. Now a maverick millionaire is catching the killers and releasing them on his land.
22-08-2020
BBC 4
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Short Versions: 5. Tiger Dynasty
Documentary following a pair of tigers released in a nature reserve.
22-02-2021
BBC 4
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Short Versions: Planet Earth: A Lion's Tale
Wildlife documentary telling the story of Moja, a five-month-old lion cub living with his single lioness mum, Nyota, in Kenya's Masai Mara. Together, they face a fight for life.
08-05-2022
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