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Big Beasts

Nature · 2023

Last aired: S1 E10, The Polar Bear · 2023-05-19

Big Beasts features some of the world's most massive species filmed across 17 countries, including the gray whale, the elephant seal, the giant otter, the gorilla, the hippo, the brown bear, the ostrich, the orangutan, the tiger and the polar bear. Viewers will see that it's not easy being big — the larger the animal, the greater the challenges they face — as the series captures rare and first-ever footage using specialized equipment and next-generation filming techniques.

Cast

Tom Hiddleston Narrator

Season 1

E1 The Grey Whale 2023-04-21 · 29 min Embarking on an epic journey for food, a mother whale leads her calf on the longest migration of any mammal.

E2 The Elephant Seal 2023-04-21 · 28 min A four-ton elephant seal returns to his breeding beach on the cusp of summer — and quickly learns the competition for females is fierce.

E3 The Giant Otter 2023-04-28 · 27 min In the Brazilian Pantanal — a wetland larger than England — a six-foot otter attempts to raise her cubs in the shadow of hungry jaguars.

E4 The Gorilla 2023-04-28 · 29 min Makumba is one of the best studied gorillas in the world. Now past his prime, he must find new ways to maintain his status as king of the jungle.

E5 The Hippo 2023-05-05 · 29 min In Earth's largest inland delta, Africa's deadliest mammal fights to keep his family afloat as the dry season approaches.

E6 The Brown Bear 2023-05-05 · 25 min Rocky Mountain summers are fleeting, leading local bears to gain weight, sharpen defenses and engage in a dynamic fight for domination.

E7 The Ostrich 2023-05-12 · 25 min A blazing sun scorches the African savanna, where the planet's biggest bird protects his eggs and giraffes struggle to fuel their towering bodies.

E8 The Orangutan 2023-05-12 · 27 min In Borneo, apes and monkeys train their babies in the treetops, but with gravity against them, the stakes are high — and crocodiles lurk below.

E9 The Tiger 2023-05-19 · 29 min Monsoon season drives giants toward higher ground, and big cats battle it out to claim dwindling territory in an Indian valley.

E10 The Polar Bear 2023-05-19 · 29 min Subzero temperatures force polar bears to bulk up — but as summer returns and the planet grows warmer, they find themselves on thin ice.

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