Documentary following pioneering young penguins as they invade a busy South African beach resort in an attempt to establish a new colony. Show more

Documentary. One of nature's most industrious animals, beavers have all the skills of a lumberjack, a carpenter, an architect and a hydro-engineer. Show more

David Attenborough looks at how ostriches have developed bizarre survival strategies, from flamboyant sex to kidnapping. Show more

The secret behind the remarkable sticking power of the gecko's foot, which could offer truly futuristic ways of sticking objects together. Show more

Wildlife documentary looking at the different tactics employed by males of various species in Africa to help rear children, including hippos, baboons and mole-rats. Show more

David Attenborough narrates a documentary about the Emperor dragonfly. One of nature's beauties, yet also an aggressive tyrant always on the warpath. Show more

David Attenborough on the peregrine falcon - the fastest animals on Earth. With RAF jet-fighter footage and shots of falcons in action. Show more

David Attenborough takes a look at the unique approaches of several different animal species to motherhood. Show more

David Attenborough investigates some real dragons, lizards with characteristics as extraordinary as their mythical ancestors, drawn to fire and even able to fly. Show more

David Attenborough looks at scorpions, nature's tough-guys that rank amongst the most ancient of land animals.

Documentary following pioneering young penguins as they invade a busy South African beach resort in an attempt to establish a new colony. Show more

David Attenborough narrates a documentary about the monitor lizard, which steals food from under the noses of humans, lions and crocodiles. Show more

Divers explore a maze of submarine caves in the Palau Islands, which lead to lost lakes filled with unusual marine life, including swarms of jellyfish.

An insight into the private life of orang-utans, who live one hundred feet up in the rainforest canopy in Sumatra.

Documentary investigating the reasons for the zebra's extraordinary and conspicuous patterning and how it makes the species one of the most successful wild horses.

Every full moon, swarms of midges rise from Lake Victoria in East Africa, reproduce and die - but in that time they affect both local wildlife and fishermen.

A look at Britain's last remaining large carnivore, the wildcat, and its survival in its stronghold, the harsh environment of the Scottish Highlands.

Once persecuted, northern Europe's largest bird of prey, the white-tailed sea eagle, has found a haven along Norway's Arctic Coast, surviving as an opportunist.

This insight into the world of seemingly frail butterflies reveals their talent for underhand deception and their ability to speak two languages at once.

The raven, scavenger supreme and largest songbird in the world, comes under the spotlight as this documentary follows a pair rearing their young in central Oregon.