New Caledonia is home to a creature subject to a peculiar evolution: the kagu has wings, but cannot fly. These wings, however, are an important part of its exuberant display when breeding season comes around.
Unimaginably vast, the Pacific Ocean is 99% water and only 1% land – you could fit the whole of the world’s landmasses into it and still have enough room for another Africa! This landmark documentary series explores the sheer scale and majesty of the largest ocean on Earth, the isolation of its islands, the extraordinary journeys wildlife and humans have gone through to reach these specks of land, and what happened to both after their arrival.
Welcome to BBC EARTH! The world is an amazing place full of stories, beauty and natural wonder. Here you’ll find 50 years worth of entertaining and thought-provoking natural history content. Dramatic, rare, and exclusive, nature doesn’t get more exciting than this.
After an ambitious chase, these lions singled out a giraffe in the middle of the road. The giraffe was so big that the lions decided to climb onto its legs and bite from underneath.
Candice and Joel are passionate about their trips to the bush. On their most recent trip to Kruger National Park, they decided to see what was happening on one of the quieter roads for the day, but what they were about to see was far from anything they could have imagined!
The family turned onto the H2-2 sand road and were on their way to Pretoriuskop Rest Camp when suddenly, two giraffes bolting through the bushes at full speed caught their attention. “Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a giraffe about 100 meters into the bush, running at full pace. Then I saw something chasing it!” – Joel explained.
It was hard to tell at the time, but four lions were feeling brave enough to try their luck with the giraffes, and they were chasing them right toward the road! “The second giraffe was running at a 45-degree angle toward the car, so I moved forward to try and intercept it. As soon as it crossed the road, the lion pounced, catching it by the legs.”
This giraffe was big, but with three lions wrapped around its legs, it wasn’t going anywhere quickly. The lions knew the giraffe would dart off if they let go to attempt climbing it, so they didn’t, for the most part. Instead, they tried a completely different tactic to collapse it…
“The fight went on for a while, with the giraffe desperately kicking and trying to get away, but the lions continued to tire it out by hanging onto its stomach and legs. One of the lions did try to go for the neck though! Then, the giraffe actually tried to run, and it was coming toward my car with the lions still under it!”
“I thought the giraffe was going to fall on us, so I reversed for about 150 meters. As I was reversing, the giraffe was still headed our way, and eventually, the lions managed to get it to fall right in front of us.” The poor giraffe collapsed so hard that its neck bent in all sorts of terrible ways, and its head slammed onto the hard ground.
The fall must have taken everything out of it, as there was hardly any fight left in the hopeless giraffe. “One of the lions went straight for the giraffe’s neck and finished the job! At this point, a lot of the cubs started to arrive. The females were so exhausted that they went to rest in the shaded bush, while the little ones began to eat.”
The human mother is actually Kiki’s care taker but was away on maternity leave. In this clip she is introducing her newborn to Kiki who had had a baby herself recently 🥰
The more I watch Gorillas, the more I think – it is a sin to imprison these beautiful creatures.
“You cannot share your life with a dog or a cat and not know perfectly well that animals have personalities and minds and feelings”.
-Jane Goodall
You know they’re our relatives by their eyes. You look into their eyes and instantly know that they think and feel and love just as we do.
Background story of this penguin.
This penguin was caught by a fishing net accidentally and the owner tried to release him back into ocean but somehow he kept coming back to owner’s boat.
So the owner family decided to live with him as a family. The owner even made a cooling room for him. And everyone in the community loves him just like their child.
Nothing has ever spoken to me the way the wide-shot of that little guy waddling into the oblivion does
I never thought I’d have such deep empathy with a penguin wandering off in an aimless direction to nowhere & not wanting to be bothered by anyone.
This is a story about Jinjing the South American Magellanic Penguin, that swims 5,000 miles each year to be reunited with the man who saved his life.
The rescued Penguin was saved by João Pereira de Souza, a 73 year old part-time fisherman, who lives in an island village just outside Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Joao found the tiny penguin, at his local beach lying on rocks, it was covered in oil, could barely move and was close to death.
Joao cleaned the oil off the penguin’s feathers and fed him a daily diet of fish to build his strength. He named the penguin Jinjing.
Every year the Penguin leaves to the breeding grounds and then returns to Joao.
This is actually kinda wholesome. Just a bear and his sweet Russian owners. Even at the table he’s trying his best with his polite manners, what a big good boy.
Who’s a good boy? Sweats nervously while saying it
Their baby voices immediately when they see him is so cute! They adore him.
No wonder he is so calm, happy and tame. Has his own house, eats good food, not oppressed or pushed around, sits with humans to eat, and doesn’t have to work or pay rent …..hell I envy him
This trail guide remains incredibly calm and manages to halt a charging elephant in South Africa.
The video was filmed at Kruger National park, and shows the elephant being stopped in its tracks.
“The elephant encounter is an authentic example of how calm energy can influence the behaviour of wild animals,” Alan McSmith told Newsflare.
“Most trail guides who have seen the video admit that they may have shot the elephant in self-defence, it was that close.”
“The footage is a testament to elephant’s intelligence and complex behavior and shows how humans and animals can connect on a meaningful level,” he added.
“Therefore, ultimately, the video is about the elephant and not me.”
Zindoga, what are you up to? Khanyisa finds herself being followed by the young bull who appears to be attempting to mount her. She speeds up in her escape and is joined by her supportive sisters, Timisa and Limpopo. Khanyisa and Timisa are all riled up and take out the energy on one another as they play between the dry bushes.
Tervin Mdluli is a long-time safari professional, and on a dry morning, he knew exactly what to do to find the big game for his guests. However, what they were about to see was more than what Tervin could have bargained for.
Tervin explains: “We hadn’t had any rain for a while, but it was still a stunning morning in Greater Kruger. Because it was so dry, I focused on the few waterholes that still had water, and we found some fresh elephant tracks on the way.”
“Lo and behold, the elephants were there when we arrived at the waterhole. Some elephants were still making their way, others were drinking, and some were even inside the waterhole.” It was a stunning sighting, no doubt, but then Tervin noticed something else, between the elephants.
“There was a big rhino bull making his way in the direction of the herd! Male rhinos are known to be territorial, and they also don’t have the best vision, so we kept our distance as usual. But we were excited to see what was going to happen!”
“This was a breeding herd of elephants, and there were no big bulls around. However, as it happened, the rhino was walking right toward the young males at the end of the herd. One of the elephants, maybe in his very early twenties, stood up to the challenge…”
It was a standoff between titans, and the loser would be the first to back down, which didn’t take long for that to happen! It was maybe a few seconds, and the elephant made the “crucial mistake” of stepping back, and that’s when the rhino gained its confidence.
The rhino charged in, nudging its head up and down, while the elephants panicked and moved back. But that wasn’t enough for the rhino, who continued pushing them away. The elephant that initially challenged had now retreated all the way into the bushes, and yet the rhino still wasn’t satisfied!
Eventually, the rhino had completely cleared the road of all the elephants, which was very amusing to watch! There were no massive elephants here, but this rhino was still batting way above its weight class, and it was amazing to see.
However, since the rhino had cleared out all his elephant targets, he decided to turn his attention to the safari vehicle! Everyone was still giggling about the sighting, but those giggles quickly turned into nervous laughter!
Tervin had always prioritized safety, so they had plenty of room to reverse away. A good reminder for all of us who visit the bush to do the same. Once the rhino cooled off, Tervin could finally process what he had just seen, a sighting he will no doubt, remember forever!