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Apr 20 - Apr 26, 2026
4 videos
Ranking America's Deadliest Snakes (Full Episode) | World's Deadliest Snakes | Nat Geo Animals thumbnail

Ranking America's Deadliest Snakes (Full Episode) | World's Deadliest Snakes | Nat Geo Animals

The video ranks the deadliest snakes by combining factors like size, venom, aggression, and human contact, with a focus on the Amazon basin and how snakes interact with people around the world.

00:00:58 read 00:44:24 video 11 chapters
Epic Animal Wars | Animal Fight Night S2 & S6 MEGA Episode | Nat Geo Animals thumbnail

Epic Animal Wars | Animal Fight Night S2 & S6 MEGA Episode | Nat Geo Animals

The video surveys brutal, rule-free rivalries across the animal kingdom, from tigers and rhinos to penguins and kangaroos, showing how animals fight for territory, mates, and food. It highlights the extreme adaptations, strategies, and sometimes cunning alliances that species use to outwit and overpower rivals in diverse habitats around the world.

00:00:42 read 02:12:15 video 3 chapters
Orangutan on the Edge (Full Episode) | Mission Critical | Nat Geo Animals thumbnail

Orangutan on the Edge (Full Episode) | Mission Critical | Nat Geo Animals

The film follows Tim Laman and a research team as they document orangutan life in Gunung Palung, uncovering how habitat loss, deforestation, and the illegal pet trade threaten their survival, while highlighting the behavior, motherhood, and resilience of Walimah and her family.

00:00:42 read 00:44:24 video 8 chapters
Survival of the Smartest (Full Episode) | Secrets of the Penguins | Nat Geo Animals thumbnail

Survival of the Smartest (Full Episode) | Secrets of the Penguins | Nat Geo Animals

The video surveys how different penguin species use intelligence and learning to survive in surprising habitats, from Galapagos to Africa, highlighting cooperative hunting, adaptation to human environments, and the broader message that penguins solve problems and teach the next generation.

00:00:44 read 00:42:40 video 11 chapters
Apr 13 - Apr 19, 2026
4 videos
Frozen Frontier & Grizzly Summer | Wild Yellowstone MEGA Episode | Nat Geo Animals thumbnail

Frozen Frontier & Grizzly Summer | Wild Yellowstone MEGA Episode | Nat Geo Animals

The video follows Yellowstone’s interconnected web of life across seasons, showing how predators (wolves, bears, coyotes) and prey (elk, bison, beavers, otters) adapt to extreme winters, shifting hunts, and the shifting roles as seasons change. It highlights the predators’ hunt strategies, the struggles of winter survival, the rise of new leaders, and the ecological ripple effects that allow ecosystems to endure—from beaver ponds and river dynamics to plant and fish life shaping the landscape.

00:00:49 read 01:28:22 video 2 chapters
Watch Out! (Full Episode) | Hunter vs. Hunted | Nat Geo Animals thumbnail

Watch Out! (Full Episode) | Hunter vs. Hunted | Nat Geo Animals

A dramatic exploration of man versus wild, detailing three close encounters with predators in North America: a mountain lion attack on a trail runner in Colorado, a fatal encounter possibly involving wolves or a bear in Saskatchewan, and the broader patterns of predator behavior and human risk in wild places.

00:00:51 read 00:44:24 video 7 chapters
Sacrifices, Uprisings, & Rivalries | Savage Kingdom S2 & S4 MEGA Episode | Nat Geo Animals thumbnail

Sacrifices, Uprisings, & Rivalries | Savage Kingdom S2 & S4 MEGA Episode | Nat Geo Animals

The tale follows a powerful female-led African marsh Pride—Sitsebe/Tsebe and her sisters—fending off rival clans and tyrants while teaching and protecting their cubs. It weaves through brutal power struggles, family loyalties, and strategic leadership as Sekekama’s aging rule, the rise of his ambitious son Tsekedi, and Zalika’s ruthless shadow army reshape the marsh’s balance of power, leading to exile, revenge, and a shifting supremacy.

00:01:01 read 02:24:19 video 3 chapters
Grizzly Bear Transformation (Full Episode) | Built for the Kill | Nat Geo Animals thumbnail

Grizzly Bear Transformation (Full Episode) | Built for the Kill | Nat Geo Animals

A documentary on the grizzly bear’s lifecycle, from a helpless cub to a formidable adult, highlighting its fierce adaptations, interactions with wolves, and the harsh realities of survival in the wild.

00:00:49 read 00:45:24 video 10 chapters

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