Nature Documentary Movies

On February 2, 2023, Flaco — a male Eurasian eagle-owl, the largest species of owl in the world — was discovered missing from his cage at...

In Canada and Alaska, the consequences of global warming are being keenly felt by brown bears - but in different ways by different populations. Their...

A devoted pair of little owls set up home in an old orchard in rural Herefordshire. From spring blossom to autumn apples, a year in the life of the...

David Attenborough investigates the remarkable life and death of Jumbo the elephant - a celebrity animal superstar whose story is said to have...

The white chalk cliffs of Rügen are among the most impressive natural monuments on earth, which the painter Casper David Friedrich immortalized...

Explore an extraordinary region where water and land life intermingle six months out of the year.

For millions of years, the annual migration in the Masai Mara has survived everything that the natural world has thrown at it. Wildebeest, Zebra and...

Jane Goodall has spent five years observing the chimps in Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika), Africa. One of her discoveries is that they use primitive...

Discover the evolutionary secrets of some of the world’s most majestic creatures. From voracious crocodiles and acrobatic birds to stupendous...

This is a film about the people living in the Alaotra region in Madagascar, and about the changes in their social and natural environments. This is...

"Little E" baby elephant born in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, must grow up with his family to have every chance of survival.

Scientists investigate the possibility that alien life-forms influenced human evolution, citing the existence of strange monuments around the world...

A filmmaker embarks on a global adventure to uncover the viral fascination of the capybara, including exploring how they have become cultural symbols...

National Geographic wildlife filmmaker Bertie Gregory takes audiences on an adventure to iconic South Georgia Island. Sailing through the roughest...

Journey to a land of grizzlies, coastal wolves, sea otters and the all-white spirit bear - the rarest bear on earth - in the film Great Bear...

Underwater and microscopic photography by F. Percy Smith tell the story of a newt's life.

This documentary, the final film directed by Frank Capra, explores America's plans for the future of space exploration. It was produced by the...

Exploring an unknown world 10,000 m beneath the waves. After capturing a giant squid on film, NHK's deep-sea film crew explores our planet's deepest...

Peter Gimbel and a team of photographers set out on an expedition to find and film, for the very first time, Carcharodon carcharias—the Great...