Wild

Pierre-Yves Cousteau, Jacques Yves Cousteau's youngest child, explore the Meditteranean and the 4 reserve areas that have banned fishing for 11 years and compares the conditions. The reserves are rich in all sea life compared to the overfishing in the rest of the sea, all except for red coral.

The infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar was notorious for smuggling cocaine all over the world. With his drug money and power he illegally imported an array of exotic species to his personal zoo. But soon after Escobar's demise, the animals were left alone in the zoo to fend for themselves. One of these species flourished and now lurks in the Colombian countryside. As a dangerous and potentially aggressive invader, hippos are claiming territory in the rivers of Colombia. Join National Geographic WILD for an exclusive look at the so-called 'cocaine hippos' and the battle to try and control this thriving African visitor.

Crocodiles: Nearly 200 million years in the making to become the perfect killing machines. HD high-speed cameras with 2000 frames per second reveal unknown sides of their hunting strategies. Besides their brutal image, the film also shows their soft spot. When it comes to breeding, the hunters are haunted themselves by monitors and baboons.

Successful lions need to be brutal and use any means to quash would-be kings. These are not random acts of violence, but vital behaviour to secure their own genetic future.

Desert Seas narrated by David Attenborough tells the story of how the peninsula of Arabia transformed from an ocean millions of years ago to the desert it is today. The Gulf is now home to a myriad of sea creatures but, just as Arabia was once ocean, a mere 10,000 years ago this expanse of water was a swampy flood plain. Since it drowned as sea levels rose, the Gulf is now the world's hottest and saltiest open sea.

The Harris Hawk is one of the few birds in the world that hunts in a pack. James Currie is on a mission to witness these majestic birds hunting in the wild. James ventures into the hostile Arizona desert ditching traditional bird watching methods for more radical tracking techniques to ensure he sees with his own eyes this remarkable and rare raptor behavior.

When Lynea Lattanzio was a child, her mother wouldn't let her have a kitten, now she has over 700 cats! She also used to lead a millionaire's existence, with a dream house, expensive cars and a husband who could provide her with anything her heart desired. But she soon discovered that wealth doesn't equal happiness, and she traded in her lavish lifestyle to follow her real heart's desire: looking after California's cats.

Sydney, Australia, 2009. Three terrifying shark attacks in as many weeks caused a wave of primeval panic to sweep through the cities four and half million people. Shark Invasion follows Australia's leading shark experts conduct the first study of dangerous sharks ever undertaken in the harbour. Targeting great white sharks, tiger sharks and bull sharks hey want to know if - in a city surrounded by much loved and used waterways - sharks and humans can safely co-exist.

The idyllic Australian resort city known as The Gold Coast has an issue that few other cities have to contend with – sharks in the suburbs. Over the past 10 years the Gold Coast has faced an explosion of demand for waterside housing. As a result, local government and developers have created hundreds of kilometers of canal front housing estates. Unfortunately, the new canals are also attracting an increasing number of extremely aggressive Bull Sharks. The region is seeing an alarming rise in Bull Shark incidents in canals, rivers and the popular beaches. One scientist believes local residents can co-exist with a better understanding of the shark itself – and especially its attraction to these urban canals.

Go on the trail of a sharp-shooting inhabitant of the coral reefs - the record-breaking, thumb-splitting mantis shrimp.

Shark expert Enric Sala and his team of scientists begin their search for these deep sea monsters with a high seas adventure, setting out from Chile to brave the tempestuous Southern Pacific Ocean. Their first stop, Easter Island, is a land of mammoth stone statues and a population with a cultural memory full of catastrophes. Diving underwater reveals an ocean desert that the team are quick to document.

A community of cougars struggle to survive in the severe landscape of the Northern Rocky Mountains. A determined team of researchers, including houndsman and researcher Boone Smith, mount grueling expeditions in attempts to gain precious scientific data. Meet F51, a young crafty female who makes her way through the winter, but is tested as she struggles to bring her unborn litter to a healthy birth. The matron, wise F109, carries in her radio collar crucial scientific data, but she's a ghost, and a true master of escape. Attempts to retrieve her information turn out to be more than anyone bargained for. Get an exciting and intimate view into the secret life of the cougar.

From dramatic rescues to amusing koala antics and the everyday communication and emotions in between, Port Macquarie’s Koala Hospital has been caring for this beloved animal for almost 40 years.