Sky Nature HD Sunday
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6:00 AM
Amazing Animal Friends
A rescued rhino befriends a playful dog
In South Africa, a young rescued rhino called Esme has found heartwarming help from a playful dog called David and her sheep companion Melie

7:00 AM
Amazing Animal Friends
A rejected captive cheetah cub teams up with an animal shelter puppy
In Oregon, a rejected captive cheetah cub teams up with an animal shelter puppy. This surprising dog-cat companionship programme has been going since the 1980s

8:00 AM
Gladiators
The secrets and ingenious tactics of Australia's toughest fighters
The secrets and ingenious tactics of Australia's toughest fighters, from a kangaroo's deadly boxing moves to the redback spider's precision-engineered trap

9:00 AM
Gladiators
A look at life in tropical forests
A look at life in tropical forests, featuring a poison dart frog launching a toxic barrage and turf war between jaguars and caimans

10:00 AM
Whale with Steve Backshall
Steve freedives with whales and dolphins
Steve freedives with whales and dolphins, getting closer than ever before to record rarely seen behaviours from these extraordinary mammals

11:00 AM
Whale with Steve Backshall
Steve reveals the ingenious hunting strategies of whales and dolphins
Steve reveals the ingenious hunting strategies of whales and dolphins, using sound, skill, teamwork and strategy to catch their prey

12:00 PM
Whale with Steve Backshall
Whales that face the longest migratory journeys
Steve encounters whales that face the longest migratory journeys, including a female Southern Right Whale that has travelled to the waters off Argentina to give birth

1:00 PM
Whale with Steve Backshall
Steve meets people striving to give whales and dolphins a safe future
Steve returns home and travels around the British Isles to follow stories of survival and meet the people striving to give whales and dolphins a safe future

2:00 PM
Impossible Animals
The challenges faced by animals living in the rainforest
The rainforest is the richest habitat on Earth, but still the animals here must develop impressive locomotion, defence and camouflage skills to survive

3:00 PM
Planet Weird
The partnership between clownfish and anemones
The partnership between clownfish and anemones, as well as the quid-pro-poo agreements of dung beetles and pitcher plants

4:00 PM
Planet Weird
The world of the cannibalistic portia spider as it devours the competition
The world of the cannibalistic portia spider as it devours the competition, as well as the bloodthirsty side of cuddly koalas and an epic giraffe battle

5:00 PM
Planet Weird
Cameras follow a band of marauding locusts
Cameras follow a band of marauding locusts, the coconut octopus as it ambushes its next meal and a flock of finches who have developed a taste for blood

6:00 PM
Deep Dive North America
Wildlife biologist Lizzie Daly explores North America's coastlines
Wildlife biologist Lizzie Daly explores North America's coastlines, encountering flourishing wildlife and meeting the people protecting these locations and their inhabitants

7:00 PM
Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
Battles and rivalries within the world of bugs
David Attenborough employs the latest technologies to explore the violence, rivalries and deadly weaponry existing within the world of bugs

7:30 PM
Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
How creepy-crawly predators defuse the defences of their prey
How creepy-crawly predators defuse the defences of their prey, featuring the cockroach wasp, the whirligig beetle and the sophisticated jumping portia spider

8:00 PM
Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
Courtship in the bug world
Courtship in the bug world, from scorpions that shake their behinds and the perfume-wearing nasonia wasp to the tropical cricket, which is forced to bribe its potential partners

8:30 PM
Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
The mating habits of various bugs
The mating habits of various bugs, watching the male orb spider as it sneaks up on its intended, and the lothario-like butterfly

9:00 PM
Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
Bugs that prefer co-operation to conflict
Bugs that prefer co-operation to conflict, including the burrowing cockroach, the green ant, the social spider, and the queen bee overseeing her happy hive of workers

9:30 PM
Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
Insect colonies
The broadcaster concludes his close-up examination of the bug world with a look at insect colonies, some of which can span entire continents

10:00 PM
Great Blue Wild
The tiny creatures along Mozambique's coast
The coast of Mozambique is known for its giants, from visiting humpbacks to the resident whale sharks. But just as important are the water's tiny creatures

11:00 PM
Great Blue Wild
How plankton underpins the ocean's food chain
A look at how plankton, the smallest of creatures, underpins the ocean's food chain, meaning that without it, marine life as it is known would cease to exist

12:00 AM
Land of the Far North
The challenges for nature in the Arctic Circle
Life in the Arctic Circle, where food is abundant but animals and plants alike face great challenges such as sleep deprivation, pests and predators

1:00 AM
Land of the Far North
Life in the Arctic Circle during the harsh winter months
Cold and darkness dominate the Arctic Circle during winter, but nature copes astonishingly well. This documentary reveals how plants and animals survive these brutal conditions

2:00 AM
Wild Crusades: The Monkey Diaries
The life of Sri Lanka's toque macaque
The life of a toque macaque monkey hiding out in the jungles of Sri Lanka. But as its contact with humans increases, it begins to change in rather unexpected ways

3:00 AM
Ningaloo: Australia's Ocean Wonder
Observing the natural and human forces that have shaped this area
Observing the natural and human forces that have shaped this area, discovering a million-year-old fossil reef, a gargantuan fish and a ray that packs quite a punch

4:00 AM
Ningaloo: Australia's Ocean Wonder
Exploring Ningaloo's biodiversity
This edition maps out the ecological links, migratory pathways and interspecies bonds that conserve Ningaloo's biodiversity

5:00 AM
Ningaloo: Australia's Ocean Wonder
How Ningaloo's conservation success could inspire hope for the future
How Ningaloo's conservation success could inspire hope for the future and help bring the planet back from the brink of climatic destruction

6:00 AM
Amazing Animal Friends
A troop of vervet monkeys that has befriended three feral cats
A troop of old male vervet monkeys in a South African rescue centre which has struck up a curious, yet mutually beneficial, relationship with three feral cats
