Sky Nature HD Thursday

Patrick Aryee investigates animals from Australia and Asia, meeting Komodo dragons, orangutans and giant pandas as he explores why these creatures all came to be supersized

It is moving day for young adult male orangutan Jin, who was born at the park. But he is not so keen to leave

Alison is in the Netherlands to collect Pichihua, a lonely female woolly monkey who has lost her mate and needs companionship

As the dry season takes hold in Luangwa Valley, lagoons dry up and verdant grasslands gradually turn to dust. Animals must take advantage while they can

How nature's pest controllers keep on top of bothersome bugs, beetles and beasts and help restore balance in the natural world

Getting to know nature's biggest carnivores. Following an eclectic group of creatures as they hunt and even disembowel their victims

A look at Christmas Island, which is hundreds of miles north-west of Australia's mainland and rises out of the Indian Ocean, providing the stage for extraordinary migrations

The staff tries to find a place for each of the orphaned skunks, raccoons, and groundhogs that are streaming through the rehab's doors

Many power battles await a Tibetan wild stallion as it follows a female herd for the chance to sire the next generation

It is moving day for young adult male orangutan Jin, who was born at the park. But he is not so keen to leave

Alison is in the Netherlands to collect Pichihua, a lonely female woolly monkey who has lost her mate and needs companionship

As the dry season takes hold in Luangwa Valley, lagoons dry up and verdant grasslands gradually turn to dust. Animals must take advantage while they can

How nature's pest controllers keep on top of bothersome bugs, beetles and beasts and help restore balance in the natural world

Getting to know nature's biggest carnivores. Following an eclectic group of creatures as they hunt and even disembowel their victims

A look at Christmas Island, which is hundreds of miles north-west of Australia's mainland and rises out of the Indian Ocean, providing the stage for extraordinary migrations

The South African village of Hogsback is home to samango monkeys and the cape parrots, two intelligent primates facing difficult situations

Many power battles await a Tibetan wild stallion as it follows a female herd for the chance to sire the next generation

It is moving day for young adult male orangutan Jin, who was born at the park. But he is not so keen to leave

Alison is in the Netherlands to collect Pichihua, a lonely female woolly monkey who has lost her mate and needs companionship

The Chobe National Park, where lions, elephants and baboons face a daily battle against the heat as they try to raise their young on the banks of Botswana's Chobe River

Communication in the animal world, beginning with the secrets of body language

Many power battles await a Tibetan wild stallion as it follows a female herd for the chance to sire the next generation

The South African village of Hogsback is home to samango monkeys and the cape parrots, two intelligent primates facing difficult situations

The staff tries to find a place for each of the orphaned skunks, raccoons, and groundhogs that are streaming through the rehab's doors

Patrick Aryee investigates animals from Australia and Asia, meeting Komodo dragons, orangutans and giant pandas as he explores why these creatures all came to be supersized