Profiles of Nature Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• Ambush: Fast Food

  Looking at predators that ambush their prey, whether on land, in high forest canopies or underwater

• Arctic Survival

  How animals have adapted to the harsh Arctic environment, including prey species which have evolved to meet the challenge

• Arctic Survival : Nowhere to Hide

  Animals that have adapted to the arctic environment, including polar bears, Arctic wolves, and their prey

• The Awesome Opossum

  Portrait of the versatile and adventurous opossum

• Badgers: Dishing the Dirt
• Bear Attack

  Dispelling the myths about bear attacks, with dramatic footage of real incidents

• Bear Attack 2

  Recommended techniques for avoiding a bear attack

• Bear Attack : Polar Bears

  Exploring the steps being taken to limit contact between humans and predatory polar bears

• Beluga Whales : Spirit of the Deep

  A study of the complex social structure of Canadian beluga whales

• The Carolinean Zone

  Interaction between North America's Carolinean forest and its wildlife, including the possum and raccoon

• Everglades : Life in the Sea of Grass

  A look at the Everglades which contain a myriad of ecosystems

• The Everglades : Life in the Sea of Grass

  The ecosystems of the Florida Everglades, from mangrove swamps to cypress tree islands

• Frogs : Leaping Wizards

  How frogs use camouflage, poisons, organic masks and self-inflation to avoid being eaten

• Lizards : Hunters and the Hunted

  Hunting strategies of the lizard and the survival tactics it has acquired to reduce its risk of becoming prey

• The Magic of Baby Animals

  The vital lessons baby animals learn in order to survive in the wild

• Marsupial Mayhem
• Polar Bear Diary

  Rare footage of polar bears in Siberia

• Polar Bears of Russia

  Insight into the lives of Russian polar bears

• The Porcupine and the Skunk

  The defence mechanisms of the porcupine and the skunk

• The Red Fox

  Following a family of red foxes

• Rodents of the World

  A look at rodents : one of the most prolific and adaptable species on Earth

• Rodents: The Fast and the Furriest

  The rodent species, which make up 40 percent of all the world's mammals

• The Scorpion's Tale

  A look at the scorpion, including how males often fight to the death for the chance to mate

• A Spider's World

  How the widespread human fear of venomous spiders is based on the arachnid's deadly survival skills

• Tales of a Tarantula

  One of the world's most feared spiders - the tarantula

• Tiny Perfect Predators - Mantids and Dragonflies

  Dragonflies' predatory instincts, which rely on acute vision and swift flying, and how the praying mantis uses camouflage to its advantage

• Venomous Snakes

  A comparison of the various venomous snake species, examining their strike strategies and behaviour in the wild

• The White Tail Deer

  The apparently frail white tail deer's remarkable survival techniques

• White Tail Deer

  The survival techniques used by the seemingly vulnerable white tail deer

• Wild Superpowers
• Wolves of North America

  The many sub-species of wolves that have evolved

• Wolves of the Americas

  The many different breeds of wolf, which inhabit regions as diverse as the icy Arctic wastes and the Amazon Basin