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In this wildlife documentary series Steve Backshall, Miranda Krestovnikoff, Philippa Forrester, and Lindsey Chapman use low-light cameras to reveal what Britain's animals get up to after dark. Steve meets a fearsome nocturnal hunter - the barn owl. Miranda looks for the orphaned pine marten Polly in Scotland and Lindsey witnesses drama in a backyard between badgers and a young mum fox.

In this wildlife documentary series Steve Backshall, Miranda Krestovnikoff, Philippa Forrester, and Lindsey Chapman use low-light cameras to reveal what Britain's animals get up to after dark. Steve helps out at the hedgehog hospital and meets a family of otters. Miranda discovers if Lorraine the slow loris is pregnant and Lindsey sends Coco the cat out as a roving reporter.

Life in the African savannah forces animals to improvise, resulting in some of the most complex co-living arrangements on Earth. From massive weaver bird nests weighing over a ton to underground burrow networks stretching meters deep, different species share space to survive harsh climates and relentless predators. Aardvarks spend their nights tearing through concrete-like soil, unintentionally constructing shelters for warthogs, porcupines, and bee-eater birds seeking safety. Meanwhile, tiny termites build thermal-regulated fortresses that attract squatters like dwarf mongooses, egg-eating snakes, and rock monitors. Every resident plays a role in keeping these animal skyscrapers standing. When an overbuilt nest collapses or an invading ant army breaks through a termite wall, these communities rebuild from scratch, proving that cooperation is the ultimate survival strategy in the wild.

In the remote mountain forests of Sichuan, China, the giant panda faces a critical battle against extinction. At the Wolong Nature Reserve, veterinary teams risk everything to pull newborn twin cubs back from the brink of death using an innovative medical technique known as swap raising. Follow veteran keepers as they navigate tense interactions with wild-born mothers, extract life-saving panda milk without sedation, and pull off a complex rotation system that tricks a giant panda into raising both offspring instead of abandoning one. Witness the high-stakes birth of tiny 100-gram cubs, the intense struggle of reintroducing hand-reared babies to their mothers, and the violent realities of captive breeding season. This intimate look inside China's most guarded wildlife facility reveals the personal sacrifices, heartbreaks, and groundbreaking scientific achievements required to rebuild a species on the edge of survival.

Khan Younis Zoo, in Gaza, was named the "worst zoo in the world," due to making 2015 headlines for stuffing dead animals from the zoo who died from starvation due to neglect from military conflict. Dr. Amir Khalil and the Four Paws group swing into action to relocate the 15 remaining animals in desperate need of aid.

For African wildlife, existence can be a never-ending quest for survival. Water is the source of life. To drink, rinse food, clean play, cool off, and mate. South Africa has a wide variety of ecosystems from the Okavango delta, victoria falls, and Etosha savanna desert. Wildlife that live in these areas only survives if there is water. The goal of this amazing journey is to show the multiple uses of the water that make survival possible for the thousands of animals that call these regions home. Southern Africa S1 E1