Best Animal Documentaries
Because animals are way better than people! And because I'd like everyone to share in my love of watching cute animal mischief, the nature school of hard knocks, and predators making the kill!
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- StarsMatthew MorganMário RedondoWade WilliamsNatGeoWIld show follows some of the most deadly animals on the Planet like the grizzly bears,killer whales,sharks and crocodiles.
- StarsDavid AttenboroughPierce BrosnanPeter ScoonesMammoth series, five years in the making, taking a look at the rich tapestry of life in the world's oceans.
- DirectorMark LewisStarsHenry RichardsNeil YoungA documentary horror film about the environmental devastation left in the wake of the giant toads' unstoppable march across Australia.Hilarious
- DirectorSteve GooderStarsDaniel SternFrom PBS - "Honey badger is bad ass." Those words and corresponding video became a YouTube sensation with 51 million hits. This is one of the most fearless animals in the world, renowned for its ability to confront grown lions, castrate charging buffalo, and shrug off the toxic defenses of stinging bees, scorpions, and snakes. Our film will follow a team of researchers in South Africa who are searching for the truth behind the honey badger.
- StarsBoone SmithEach episode focuses on several predator animals in a single environment, such as the African plains or under the ocean. Boone Smith is the foxy host who narrates with enthusiasm the facts behind the vivid photography of each species taking down its natural prey. Easy to watch, with fabulous HD photography, and suitable for children--assuming they're old enough to know that things die.This doc takes the cake on soundtrack.
- DirectorSusan FlemingSara MarinoStarsMarc BekoffLauren BrentTemple GrandinDespite the odds, there are countless stories of the most unlikely cross-species relationships imaginable: a goat guiding a blind horse; a doe who regularly visits her Great Dane surrogate mother; a juvenile gibbon choosing to live with a family of capuchins, and so on. Instincts gone awry? The subject has mystified scientists for years. Now, NATURE investigates why animals form these special bonds. Informed by the observations of caregivers and noted scientists Temple Grandin and Marc Bekoff, the film explores what these relationships suggest about the nature of animal emotions.
- StarsPaul McGannSusanne GraweEach episode explores the wildlife on an island or archipelago, where evolution resulted in remarkable diversity. The island are in different oceans and conditions, and whether isolated or not, wildlife, human populations and even geology often interact(ed) significantly with insular and/or continental neighbors.
- StarsJosh BrolinExplores the grit and glory in the wilds of North America, Central America and South America.