Peering into the secret world of killer whales in the Pacific Northwest, award-winning filmmaker Feodor Pitcairn portrays both these enigmatic marine mammals and the rich habitat in which they live. They are fierce hunters, but also maintain a close family life and sometimes appear to be looking for nothing more than sheer fun.

Sperm whales are among the least-filmed of the great whales, in part because they dwell at great depth in the open sea, and in part because centuries of intense whaling have made them wary of humans. Pitcairn manages to infiltrate a group of sperm whales, capturing one of the most compelling and close-up encounters ever filmed with these real-life Moby Dicks.

The Kunene River is the lifeblood of Kaokoland, a vast arid stretch of north-western Namibia, bringing life to the desert and sustaining its people. In recent times the local Himba have survived drought and war, but now an even more menacing threat looms ... the unstoppable forces of progress.

Armed with eight arms, three hearts, blue blood, excellent eyesight, and one of the best brains in the sea, the octopus leads a fast, furious and short life. These misunderstood magicians of the sea begin life as pea-sized waif on the ocean currents and become voracious predators.

Trees reach the greatest age of all living things and are home and refuge to innumerable animals. The film portrays the most beautiful and aged trees in Germany. Many of these veterans are close to an end and their descendants rely on man. It is up to us humans to give them sufficient space and time to grow old...

A prestigious wildlife film featuring unique field study of the most elusive and secret of the wild cats: the leopard. Kezi, a female leopard in the Phinda Reserve, has a habit of venturing beyond the reserve’s boundaries, and in doing faces the threat of local farmers. She must be captured, so she may be saved.

It seems there is never a dull moment for the otters of Yellowstone National Park, running, playing, sliding, fishing, and raising a family. They must also compete for food with predators who would only be too glad to have otter on the menu themselves, like the local wily coyotes.

Recently frogs from every continent around the world have suffered from unexplained high death rates, pushing some species towards extinction. Could it be caused by the first commercial pregnancy test used from the early 1930’s until the early 1960’s? Join Professor Louis du Preez and Marius Burger as they investigate what they believe is the reason for the decline of amphibians.

During the 1980s, the world was confronted with a new and frightening environmental concern – ozone depletion. The term “ozone hole” is now a common phrase, but just what does it refer to and why should we be concerned about it?