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One Bad Apple

One Bad Apple

As India’s government clamps down on marauding macaques in the capital, Delhi, the troublemaker Zamir steals ice cream from a child, which brings the country’s leading monkey catcher racing back to Jaipur.

Duration : 25m
Maturity Level : all

Return of the Rebel

Return of the Rebel

Cunning Zamir finds himself a new troop to join, while little Kavi is prepared for release back onto Jaipur’s streets.

Duration : 25m
Maturity Level : all

The Great Escape

The Great Escape

Kavi is released and disappears into the city, and Zamir and his new gang raid an office. The monkey catcher traps the troop’s alpha male, Vasu, leaving Zamir set for leadership.

Duration : 25m
Maturity Level : all

Trading Places

Trading Places

Zamir and his new troop raid a jewellery store and break into a hotel store room leading to a run-in with little Kavi who becomes the troop’s latest recruit.

Duration : 25m
Maturity Level : all

Rising Forces

Rising Forces

Policing langurs patrol Delhi’s streets and the Holi festival of colour interrupts Zamir’s attempt to take over control of Galta temple.

Duration : 25m
Maturity Level : all

Heroes and Villains

Heroes and Villains

Esha gets lost and Kavi finds his way back to the Galta gang at last. Zamir’s army attacks the Temple and Tarak is seriously injured in the battle.

Duration : 25m
Maturity Level : all

A New Dawn

A New Dawn

Tarak is found dead and Kamal now faces the prospect of leading the Galta Gang. Zamir tries to attack the temple again but is finally caught by the monkey catcher. New babies are born into the Galta Gang, but in the city Zamir has also left a legacy – twins! There\'s double trouble on the horizon.

Duration : 25m
Maturity Level : all

Calves in Trouble

Calves in Trouble

In Amboseli, Soila and Katito take to the air to find Qualida, the elephant rescued from the mud trap. They spot her, but can’t make out her calf. On its own, it will stand little chance of survival. In matriarch Alison’s family, Alicia is struggling to feed her new-born calf. Around Echo’s family, lions are threatening the young, but when they lay an ambush after dark, the feisty great-grandmother goes on the attack.

Duration : 25m
Maturity Level : all

Surviving the Drought

Surviving the Drought

In Amboseli, the harsh drought is tightening its grip. Echo and all the elephant families go to sleep and wake up hungry. Rain is falling, but in dangerous areas, drawing elephants into increasing conflict with farmers. Luckily Sinya, the calf that fell in the well is recovering at the orphanage in Nairobi.

Duration : 25m
Maturity Level : all

Saved by the Rains

Saved by the Rains

On the plains of Amboseli, the rains are over two months late. Echo brings the family to the palms to eat the last leaves. The wise matriarch resists the temptation to take them to inhabited areas where fresh crops are springing up and conflict waits. But young bulls on their own are running into trouble…

Duration : 25m
Maturity Level : all

Playtime

Playtime

In the relentless drought, the youngest calves are starving. Hunger is driving elephants to forage on surrounding farms. Echo’s wise head keeps her family to the swamp. Rains arrive, but after five days, the much-needed downpours dwindle to sparse showers. Echo must bring the family through the long ordeal without loss, but it might be harder said than done.

Duration : 25m
Maturity Level : all

Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans

The rains bring new life. Lush new grass is saving the 58 elephant families from hunger. An extraordinary annual reunion brings hundreds of elephants together in scenes of celebration, play and romance. Meanwhile, big bull Vronsky is on the hunt for a mate and ready to fight. He begins an epic battle with a rival, Gomer, starting by fighting for nine hours without a break.

Duration : 26m
Maturity Level : all

The Drama of Big Ed

The Drama of Big Ed

In Amboseli, nine months of unrelenting drought have given way to longed-for rains. The elephants now have enough to eat. Echo is taking the family on a day out to the Snipe River. Isaiah’s spear wound needs urgent treatment. But the elephants are ruining new crops. A new idea could put an end to their destruction: it’s based on a simple piece of string.

Duration : 25m
Maturity Level : all

Cynthia\'s Choice

Cynthia\'s Choice

After months of hunger, Echo’s family are enjoying good times. The matriarch and her family are dustbathing at the safe home where Echo shelters her young. Even when they run to defend themselves, they are only pretending to be attacked! This is the time when magnificent males such as Keyhole reappear. His arrival excites Echo\'s whole family. But around him, Amboseli’s finest bulls battle to breed.

Duration : 25m
Maturity Level : all

Triumph and Disaster

Triumph and Disaster

It’s the baby boom. In Echo\'s family, her niece Elettra is a mother for the first time. She has a lot to learn. Three day-old baby Evaline finds the going tough, as her mother fails to watch over her, and the others send the adventurous youngster packing. Isaiah’s leg wound becomes re-infected, and he needs the vet again.

Duration : 26m
Maturity Level : all

War at the Waterhole

War at the Waterhole

For Echo and her family, the weeks after the rains are good times. They have time to take a mudbath together. Baby Evaline is a handful, and new mother Elettra still hasn’t learnt to stay close to her. Echo’s unpopular granddaughter Edwina breaks away and gives birth, but lions teach Edwina how hard it is to bring up a calf without the protection of the family.

Duration : 26m
Maturity Level : all

Masdar City

Masdar City

Abu Dhabi is the biggest of the United Arab Emirates sitting in the heart of the oil rich Persian Gulf. Oil represents more than two thirds of this city state\'s economy and with such easy access to all that black gold, the citizens of Abu Dhabi have become one of the most polluting on earth. Cheap fuel means big cars, year round air conditioning and sweet water which comes from an energy intensive desalination process.

Duration : 48m
Maturity Level : all

Earth Power

Earth Power

Before running out of oil, we better have a look under our feet, where lies a clean and inexhaustible source of energy: the heat of the Earth!

Duration : 48m
Maturity Level : all

Power Tower

Power Tower

In downtown Guangzhou, China, one of the greenest structures on earth is rising. Known as Pearl River Tower, the 71-storey building will rely on just wind and sunlight for its power supply. This green skyscraper epitomizes the super tall corporate headquarter buildings of tomorrow as an iconic, high performance structure, that is designed in such harmony with its environment that it potentially produces as much energy as it consumes.

Duration : 48m
Maturity Level : all

Sun on Earth

Sun on Earth

A huge global increase in energy consumption is inevitable. Renewable energies alone will not satisfy our needs. While nuclear energy is often associated with fission and its dangers, scientists across the world are trying to master its bright side. Nuclear fusion is a safe, clean and unlimited source of energy. But unfortunately, it is incredibly difficult to master.

Duration : 48m
Maturity Level : all

Predicting the Unpredictable

Predicting the Unpredictable

Episode one seeks the \"Holy Grail\" of hurricane research: the reason for the sudden deadly leaps in storm power, known as Rapid Intensification. With the integrity of the forecast at stake, scientists, ever more driven to find the answer, contest just what makes a storm tick. The Hi-tech quest includes intrepid Hurricane Hunter pilots flying into the eye of the storm, specialist satellites, top-secret drones, and even extreme sport fishing.

Duration : 49m
Maturity Level : all

Shaping the Wilderness

Shaping the Wilderness

Over millions of years, nature has evolved to deal with the strongest storms on the planet. This episode looks at varying strategies used by plants and animals that live in the hurricane zone and how they cope with the annual onslaught. From robust crocodiles, to fragile flamingos and delicate tropical shrimp, many species have found ingenious ways of dealing with storm devastation. Explore the tropics from the jungle canopy to subterranean caves and dive beneath the coral seas.

Duration : 49m
Maturity Level : all

Winds of Change

Winds of Change

Hurricanes have ravaged the Eastern USA, the Caribbean and Latin America for millennia. In the future, will changes to global climate spell even more powerful storms? If so, the desire to live ever closer to the beach puts more and more people on a collision course with a deadly force, and nobody knows when a major category 5 storm will strike next. With coral reefs and other natural coastal defenses irretrievably damaged, we may be facing ever-greater risk.

Duration : 50m
Maturity Level : all

The Surprise Salmon

The Surprise Salmon

In Alaska, the fresh water that feeds the rivers is snowmelt from North America\'s highest mountains and most active volcanoes. Time and again, they erupt and poison the rivers. Scientists have only just begun to piece together what might have happened nearly 2,000 years ago, when one race of salmon faced the death of their natal river and were forced back to the open ocean - on an extraordinary adventure ...

Duration : 52m
Maturity Level : all