Sky Nature Thursday

The Vredefort Dome in South Africa, which was created by a meteorite collision two billion years ago and provides a unique natural haven

Documentary following daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, where staff look after monkeys, chimps, orangutans and other primates

Documentary following daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, where staff look after monkeys, chimps, orangutans and other primates

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

In the heart of the Zambian bush lurks one of the last remaining strongholds for some of Africa's most endangered large carnivores

Patrick Aryee follows a pack of African hunting dogs and meets a fox with ears longer than its legs. Plus, a jackal's cunning is caught on camera

A web of relationships rules all life on earth, and all species are interconnected. but while some relationships are one-sided, others are mutually beneficial

A look at how, across land, sea and sky, animals follow the Moon's hidden forces to navigate epic journeys across the planet

Documentary following daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, where staff look after monkeys, chimps, orangutans and other primates

Documentary following daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, where staff look after monkeys, chimps, orangutans and other primates

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

In the heart of the Zambian bush lurks one of the last remaining strongholds for some of Africa's most endangered large carnivores

Patrick Aryee follows a pack of African hunting dogs and meets a fox with ears longer than its legs. Plus, a jackal's cunning is caught on camera

A web of relationships rules all life on earth, and all species are interconnected. but while some relationships are one-sided, others are mutually beneficial

A look at how, across land, sea and sky, animals follow the Moon's hidden forces to navigate epic journeys across the planet

Documentary following daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, where staff look after monkeys, chimps, orangutans and other primates

Documentary following daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, where staff look after monkeys, chimps, orangutans and other primates

Etosha, a once-great lake which dried up and now only fills with the summer rains, attracting all manner of water birds including flamingos

Documentary following a young male brown bear on his adventures in a mountain range that forms a natural border between Slovenia and Austria

A look at how, across land, sea and sky, animals follow the Moon's hidden forces to navigate epic journeys across the planet

A web of relationships rules all life on earth, and all species are interconnected. but while some relationships are one-sided, others are mutually beneficial

A look at how bears of Alaska's Katmai National Park bulk up for winter hibernation over 150 days, battling the elements and each other

The Vredefort Dome in South Africa, which was created by a meteorite collision two billion years ago and provides a unique natural haven

Etosha, a once-great lake which dried up and now only fills with the summer rains, attracting all manner of water birds including flamingos

Documentary following a young male brown bear on his adventures in a mountain range that forms a natural border between Slovenia and Austria

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

In the heart of the Zambian bush lurks one of the last remaining strongholds for some of Africa's most endangered large carnivores

Part one of two. The naturalist explores the origins of life on Earth, explaining how newly discovered fossils have transformed scientists' understanding of the first organisms