The Discovery Channel's Shark Week, first broadcast on July 17, 1987, is a weeklong series of feature television programs dedicated to sharks. Held annually, normally in July or August, Shark Week was originally developed to raise awareness and respect for sharks. It is the longest-running cable television programming event in history. Now broadcast in over 72 countries, Shark Week is promoted heavily via social networks like Facebook and Twitter.
Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.
Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its genre on British television, with more than 400 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983.
Natural World is produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, but individual programmes can be in-house productions, collaborative productions with other broadcasters or films made and distributed by independent production companies and purchased by the BBC. Natural World programmes are often broadcast as PBS Nature episodes in the USA. Since 2008, most Natural World programmes have been shot and broadcast in high definition.
Follow Terri, Bindi and Robert Irwin as they run the extraordinary Australia Zoo in the bushlands of northern Australia. Caring for over 1,200 animals, overseeing a world-class wildlife hospital, and conducting high-octane global conservation expeditions, the Irwins’ lives are full of adventure, fueled by their love of animals and passion for protecting them.
The Crocodile Hunter is a wildlife documentary television series that was hosted by Steve Irwin and his wife Terri. The show became a popular franchise due to its unconventional approach and Irwin's approach to wildlife. It spawned a number of separate projects, including the feature film The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course and two television spinoffs: The Crocodile Hunter Diaries and Croc Files. The series has been presented on Animal Planet and has been in international syndication on networks worldwide.
Viagem dos polos gelados às florestas tropicais para conhecer os gigantes mais fascinantes da natureza, que provam que ser grande acarreta enormes desafios.
Chester Zoo is the most popular zoo in Britain. This observational documentary series uses micro-rig camera technology to capture, in incredible detail, the remarkable behaviour of the animals there.
Documentary series in which animatronic spy creatures infiltrate the animal world to explore their complex emotions.
Combining fact and informed speculation with cutting-edge computer graphics and animatronics effects, the series set out to create the most accurate portrayal of prehistoric animals ever seen on the screen.
Experiencie as maravilhas do nosso mundo como nunca antes nesta série documental épica de Jon Favreau e dos produtores de Planeta Terra. Viaje no tempo até há 66 milhões de anos, altura em que dinossauros imponentes e criaturas extraordinárias deambulavam pelas terras, mares e céus.
David Attenborough presents a documentary series exploring how animals meet the challenges of surviving in the most iconic habitats on earth.
Narrado por Sir David Attenborough, este filme é um olhar sobre a diversidade da Terra. Dos cumes das montanhas do Nepal até o verde intenso da Amazônia, das áridas esculturas do Saara até as brilhantes calotas polares, nenhuma parte do nosso planeta ficou inexplorada. As sequências testemunham a evolução do meio ambiente através dos tempos. Graças aos recursos da tecnologia, os espectadores podem chegar a lugares inimagináveis - de um vulcão em erupção até o centro da Terra. Os episódios De Polo a Polo - ao entrar no ritmo da Terra - estações, migrações, cadeias alimentares, sistemas climáticos, dia e noite - é que começamos a compreender nosso maravilhoso planeta. Montanhas - o magma do interior da Terra mudou dramaticamente a cara do planeta, deixando cicatrizes de rara beleza. Conheça os felinos, um de seus habitantes. Água doce - o elemento vital para toda a vida, que tem um poder gigantesco para talhar as formas mais espetaculares; grandes gargantas, cânions e cataratas. Cavernas - isoladas do mundo e de tamanhos surpreendentes, revelam surpresas fascinantes. Desertos - imagens capturadas e montadas revelam a dança das dunas de areia e o despertar da vida na noite do deserto. Terras geladas - cenário e clima espetaculares combinados com espécies carismáticas em uma região de beleza sem paralelos. Grandes planícies - o Sahel africano, as pradarias da Mongólia e os Pântanos de Okavango, em Botsuana, são o lar de uma infinidade de animais. Selvas - penetre nos pulmões do planeta e veja uma floresta tropical que cresce ao longo de milênios. Mar raso - os dramas e as tempestades que afetam as áreas mais ricas em vida nos oceanos. Florestas sazonais - veja as sequoias gigantes da América, os baobás de Madagascar e as florestas intocadas no Leste Europeu. Grandes oceanos - no Planeta Azul, inúmeras e muitas vezes desconhecidas espécies formam complexos ciclos de vida, nas profundezas oceânicas.
Continuing the compelling saga of the heartstring-tugging, dramatic tale of survival revolving around three families of meerkats who are descendants of the legendary meerkat matriarch, Flower. Neighbors and rivals who share a bloodline are forced to compete for food and resources in an environment that is undergoing a great deal of change: the Kalahari Desert in South Africa.
A extraordinária história da Terra e por que é especial e singularmente repleta de vida entre uma arena cósmica em grande parte desconhecida, mas dura; astronautas contam a história da Terra através de uma perspectiva única.
Sir David Attenborough narrates this critically acclaimed series that dives deep into the marine environment of Planet Earth. Although two-thirds of the world's surface is covered with water, scientists know less about the oceans than they do about the surface of the moon. This limited series travels from various coasts to the poles to examine watery denizens ranging from the gigantic blue whale to microscopic coral polyps.
Follow the true stories of five of the world's most celebrated, yet endangered animals; penguins, chimpanzees, lions, painted wolves and tigers. Each in a heroic struggle against rivals and against the forces of nature, these families fight for their own survival and for the future of their dynasties.
David Attenborough presents a nature documentary series looking at why mammals are the most successful creatures on the planet.
Esta série fascinante apresenta comportamentos nunca antes vistos e mergulha profundamente nas histórias e personagens animais que refletem os novos desafios que a vida selvagem enfrenta em nosso mundo moderno e lotado.
Three-part series that looks at a year in Alaska, revealing the stories of pioneering Alaskans, both animal and human, as they battle the elements and reap the benefits of nature's seasonal gold rush.
Este ambicioso e espetacular documentário transporta-nos através da extraordinária beleza natural da Terra e analisa o verdadeiro impacto das alterações climáticas.