World of The Wild

Thanks to a lack of hiding places for predators, the African savannah regions support a much greater diversity of wildlife than temperate grasslands.

They may look uniform from above, but oceans contain a myriad of various underwater habitats. Creatures must make homes wherever survival is assured.

The desert is an extreme environment where wildlife must adapt to survive. Many animals are nocturnal, surfacing only at night when it is cooler.

The Amazon–a magnificent, broad-leafed rainforest. The heart of Brazil. Rainforests are known as the lungs of our planet. The Amazon is the largest.

The masters of the sky are the winged predators of the aerial world. Their bodies and senses have evolved to establish them as master predators

The Arctic is alive with a fascinating assortment of wildlife and species–hardy breeds uniquely suited to their home at the top of the world.

Prairies are temperate grasslands—extremely hot in summer and cold in winter. This episode explores the wildlife of the great American prairies.

Asia is home to some of the most beautiful rainforests, jungles, and wildlife. Sadly, they are threatened by intensive logging and industrial farming.

Large areas of water, broken up by small islands. Massive, rapidly-growing vegetation. Swamps, wetlands, marshes, bogs, and fens are found worldwide.

One of Australia's most remarkable natural gifts is the Great Barrier Reef. It supports a vast array of life forms. In this episode, we meet them.

Lakes and rivers are created by streams high in the mountains. Explore the wild lives above, below, and on the surface of freshwater everywhere.

Islands are home to unique flora and fauna. It was, after all, on the Galapagos Islands that Darwin found the inspiration for his theory of evolution.

Many hoofed and herbivorous mammals such as goats, deer, sheep, and llamas comprise a unique group of wildlife that thrives at high altitudes.