Newborn Puppies Snuggle Up To Mum | Wonderful World of Puppies | BBC Earth
With the nursery prepared, a tiny puppy enters the world. She’s called Molly and she could fit in the palm of your hand. Her eyes and ears are sealed shut so she can’t see or hear a thing. She can’t get to her feet and she can’t even stay warm on her own. She has […]
Bombardier Beetle Sprays Acid From Its Rear | Life | BBC Earth
an uber stir beetle in South Africa he hunts ants eating ants they give him more than just nourishment he may get something else from them that helps him fight his enemies the ants launch a counter-attack and nip his ankles but he simply kicks them out of the way the valiant ants drive him […]
Arctic Tern Chick vs Polar Bear | Seasonal Wonderlands | BBC Earth
it’s now Late July and the last of sart’s Summer visitors are only just settling in Arctic turns have come all the way from the other end of the Earth from Antarctica the longest migration of any animal over 30,000 kilomet but in 3 weeks they’ll have to fly all the way back again and […]
Crabs Trade Shells in the Strangest Way | BBC Earth
Hermit crabs use abandoned seashells as mobile homes. As a crab grows, its shell becomes an ever tighter fit. So, eventually, a crab needs to move in to a bigger one. Suitable empty shells are few and far between… And this one is far too spacious for this crab. But instead of continuing its search, […]
Baby Penguin Must Find Mother Before Freezing | Snow Chick: A Penguin’s Tale | BBC Earth
[Music] already the blizzard has reached the colony the chick’s only protection is his overcoat of down and at -40 it’s simply not enough and unfortunately the other mothers care only for their own [Music] the chick’s mother calls one last time but her cries are lost on the wind [Music] [Music] at last he’s […]
Army of Crabs Protect Spy Robot From Stingray | Spy In The Ocean | BBC Earth
A four metre stingray can eat 50 crabs a day. They hoover up any who’ve lost their shell. Our spy becomes the crab’s defender. The ray will look for an easier meal. Those with hard shells aren’t worth the trouble. Males even stand and fight. Those with soft shells hide among the hordes. Despite their […]
Baby Penguin Tries To Make Friends | Snow Chick: A Penguin’s Tale | BBC Earth
at the colony two weeks have passed the chicks are testing their independence and spending time away from their mothers all that is except one as the last to hatch he’s way behind in development while the older chicks are boisterous and confident he still feels most comfortable in his mother’s pouch but penguins are […]
The World’s Oldest Known Bird | Earth’s Tropical Islands | BBC Earth
[Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] World War II [Applause] behind [Music] the biggest colony of Mason albatross foreign [Applause] like the thousands of other Albatross chicks he’s still flightless and dependent on his parents for free but his mother is the oldest known living bird in the wild an astonishing 67 years old he hasn’t […]
A Chameleons’ Race Against Time | Earth’s Tropical Islands | BBC Earth
Tiny Labord’s chameleons, only 3cm long, begin to hatch. They live for only four months – the shortest lifespan of any land vertebrate. For this young male, it’s a race against time. In the dry season, there is little food, but his hatching is perfectly timed. It’s the start of the rainy season. The parched […]
Bobcat Hunting in Winter | 4K UHD | Planet Earth II | BBC Earth
And this bobcat may be in luck, for this particular valley is blessed. A river here never freezes. It’s fed by a volcanic hot spring that heats these waters to 50 degrees warmer than the surrounding air. Hungry animals of all kinds come here to feed. Throughout the winter, the river is full of food […]