Animals Episodes

You've seen them on TV – the dogs who run, jump, balance and zig-zag on specially designed obstacle courses in the ultra-competitive sport of dog agility.

Hermes the caracal was snacking on an early dinner when a couple of hikers stumbled upon him on Kloof Corner.

A less than friendly cat named Perdita has finally found a new home thanks to a successful social media campaign. The feline, described as the 'world's worst cat' and as a 'jerk' by an animal shelter in Spruce Pine has officially been adopted by h...

The rockhopper penguins at Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town are a wily bunch - each with their own personality as they go on their daily walks between their pen and the kelp forest exhibit.

Yoshi lived at the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town, South Africa, for 20 years before being released back into the ocean - and her journey in the wild is one of the longest migrations ever recorded.

Conservation detection dogs are being trained to search for injured koalas caught in the middle of Australia's bushfires. It's hoped that training more dogs like Taylor could help with moving wildlife to safer ground.

Vardy and his jockey Craig Zackey took home the coveted R1.5 million prize at this year's race in Kenilworth, Cape Town.

You probably know the land-based Big 5 all too well - but South Africa is also home to the marine Big 5.

A bearded dragon that had been so badly neglected she was left paralysed has crawled across her tank for the first time - thanks to a custom-made WHEELCHAIR. Life is no longer a drag for resilient dragon Millie, who was unable to use her back legs...

Even though this was quite shocking, this was also an incredible sighting.

Using a common Western ranch and rodeo skill, two Wyoming sheriff's deputies lassoed a deer that had fallen through ice and pulled it to safety.

Spending more time with pets can make you both happy and healthier, and science backs it up! Clip 1 Stringr, Clip 2 Stringr, Clip 3 Stringr, Clip 4 Stringr, Clip 5 Stringr, Clip 6 Stringr, Clip 7 Stringr, Clip 8 Stringr

This is the moment a wildlife photographer found himself face to face with a curious leopard cub. Game ranger Dillon Nelson was filming a mother leopard and her young daughter when the inquisitive cub decided to get a closer look. The curious 10...

This is an incredibly rare and beautifully captured encounter between a cute baby nyala who goes head to head with a leopard – quite literally!

Researchers found at least 13 prehistoric shark teeth during a diving expedition in the Xoc cenote, a flooded cave in the Mexican city of Merida.

Hedgehogs are moving into 'prison cells' to hibernate over this year's harsh German winter.

Sulphur-crested cockatoos are some of the nation's smartest and most destructive birds.

Jane is one of seven dogs in charge of sniffing out dangerous goods at Cape Town International Airport - watch how she does it.

A hyena stumbled upon some forgotten meat up in a tree, but didn't quite have the right balance for this special meal.

The woman who rescued a badly burnt and wailing koala from an Australian bushfire was reunited with the koala now known as Lewis on Wednesday at Australia's Port Macquarie Koala Hospital.

A leopard and a python were caught on video in an all-out brawl in Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya.

In a move sure to ruffle some feathers, the Australian Museum's top ornithologist shares her top picks for the 2019 Bird of the Year.

For more than four years the community of Snake Park in Soweto has been swamped in raw sewage from an unknown source.

Wildlife sometimes has its own way of keeping things interesting. In the human world, it often becomes such a rush, that we forget how to appreciate the acts of survival in the animal kingdom.

Emotional support animals, or ESAs, have exploded across the US in recent years, with rising numbers of pet owners getting their animals certified online.

Bird poaching – for meat or for the pet trade – has become a silent epidemic across China.

Shocking undercover footage shows how animals exported from Europe as livestock are exposed to inhumane conditions and abused. A ruling that EU animal welfare regulations should remain in place until the very end of the journey is not being imposed.

Watch the moment a snake shows this frog the true meaning of being eaten alive!

Earth has gone through ice ages, and warmer periods for millions of years, but this time around the earth's climate is changing in a drastically different way.

Antimicrobial-resistant infections are rapidly increasing in animals in low and middle-income countries.

Junior Vets follows the journey of a group of final year veterinary students at Ireland's only Vet School.

Junior Vets follows the journey of a group of final year veterinary students at Ireland's only Vet School.

Junior Vets follows the journey of a group of final year veterinary students at Ireland's only Vet School.

Junior Vets follows the journey of a group of final year veterinary students at Ireland's only Vet School.

Junior Vets follows the journey of a group of final year veterinary students at Ireland's only Vet School.

Junior Vets follows the journey of a group of final year veterinary students at Ireland's only Vet School.

Sophie talks about essential items in your filming kit – which aren't necessarily tech. Camera choice will depend on where and what you are shooting – don't overspend but buy what you can afford. A long-lasting battery is important, as is a range...

In this episode, Sophie talks editing, and the importance of keeping the edit in mind while shooting. Her tips include: don't overshoot, take wide shots as well as close ups, and film movement in different frame sizes. Try to tell your story visua...

In this episode, Sophie talks about camera techniques and how they can help you. Starting with shot size, Sophie advises starting with a wide shot to put the animal in context, show its size and surroundings, before moving to a close-up of the fac...

In Sweden, a class now offers residents of the capital Stockholm the chance to take part in 'goat yoga,' practising their positions in a park as the animals wander around them and relax at their feet. The class was set up by Malin Tyren Bakken, wh...

Watch the nerve-wracking moment a python spots a bushbuck, that is feeding nearby, and how it starts to stalk it for a potential meal!

This film explores the unique urban rift that exists between Delhi’s Rhesus Macaques and citizens with all the metaphors that this symbolises.

Sophie talks about how light and position can affect everything on your shoot and change the entire feel. Before shooting, always looks at the location of sunrise and sunset and check the weather. Sophie loves to film when the sun is behind the an...

In this episode, Sophie shares the importance of research – at home is fine, but nothing beats local knowledge, perhaps from a driver or a guide, who are already on the ground and can share their insight and intel about the animals and the area. S...

Join World Nomads' Sophie Darlington as she offers her amazing insight and tips into how to shoot one of the trickiest subjects there is for a filmmaker – wildlife. In this first introductory episode, Sophie outlines what to expect in this series ...

Mukha and her owner Dmitri Pushinkov are as thick as thieves. Even when riding, the biker is inseparable from his dog.

Heading to a nature reserve on a self-drive? Here are a few tips on interacting with wild elephants.

Alexis has a life-threatening disease. She spends her time in the wooded expanse of northern Scotland, where she takes care of dozens of animals who are also sick, wounded or dying.