
The world's biggest beasts have always captured the imagination. But whilst being big can have its advantages, it also comes with sizeable challenges. Take the world's largest lizard, the Komodo dragon, whose huge appetite means it must take on prey ten times its weight or the tallest animal of them all, the giraffe, who with such a long neck must control immense blood pressure. Nature's biggest beasts must go to extraordinary lengths to thrive. These are their epic survival stories!
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Short Versions: Tiger Dynasty
Documentary following a pair of tigers released in a nature reserve. They must fight for territory and learn to hunt. Will they mate and start a family, or will they be killed?
10-05-2026
BBC 4
2009-2010: 10. The Chimpcam Project
Wildlife documentary. How does a chimpanzee see the world? A research project at Edinburgh Zoo is designed to answer just that question in an innovative new way - by training ch ...
25-04-2026
BBC 4
2019-2020: The Octopus In My House
A professor develops an extraordinary relationship with an octopus when he invites it to live in his home. The octopus, called Heidi, unravels puzzles, recognises individual hum ...
01-04-2026
BBC 4
Short Versions: Planet Earth: A Lion's Tale
Wildlife documentary telling the story of Moja, a five-month-old lion cub living with his single lioness mum, Nyota, in Kenya's Masai Mara. Together, they face a fight for life.
08-05-2022
BBC 4
Short Versions: 7. Planet Earth: A Monkey's Tale
The ruined temples of Sri Lanka are home to Gremlin, a baby toque macaque. With predators nearby and a rivalry with other monkeys brewing, she must quickly learn how to survive. ...
14-02-2022
BBC 4
Short Versions: 28. Africa's Lion Kings
A pride of lions has rewritten the rules - they have learnt to take down elephants.
23-09-2025
BBC 4
Short Versions: Africa's Lion Kings
A pride of lions has rewritten the rules - they have learnt to take down elephants.
03-12-2025
BBC 4
Short Versions: Tiger Dynasty
Documentary following a pair of tigers released in a nature reserve. They must fight for territory and learn to hunt. Will they mate and start a family, or will they be killed?
10-05-2026
BBC 4
2019-2020: 1. Florida: America's Animal Paradise
Florida is famous for its beaches, blue water and year round sun – but it also has a surprising wild side. It is home to pine forests, coral reefs and the famous Everglade ...
12-11-2025
BBC 4
2010-2011 - Chimps Of The Lost Gorge
Real-life drama about a family of chimps trapped in the lost world of the Kyumbara Gorge, which has been cut off from the rest of the jungle for 15 years.
06-03-2025
BBC 4