Dawn to Dusk

Follow penguins, iguanas, tortoises, frogs, and tamarins from Mexico to Peru and as far west as the Galapagos Islands as they live out their daily dramas, affected by the sun’s heat, looming predators, and hazardous weather conditions.

See how creatures from the Tibetan plateau, to the lush rainforests of Thailand, to Vietnam’s twisted mangroves, survive four extra hours of daylight once a year, searching for food, fighting for dominance, and raising their families.

See how one animal family’s tragedy is another’s holiday dinner as New Zealand’s mainland and island creatures, including penguins, flightless birds, sea lions, and sharks, battle to feed and protect their young in this marine environment.

Find out which creatures survive and whose luck will run out as animal mothers and moms-to-be struggle with sweltering temperatures, lurking predators, mating season, and drought on a day that proves to be no holiday.

Live through a sunny tropical September day with creatures from Polynesia to the Indonesian archipelago. See how the sun affects the movement, feeding habits, and mating rituals of everything from tiny zooplankton to whale sharks.

Celebrate the first day of spring with Aussie creatures looking for either a dinner or a date. From the kangaroos in the grasslands to the koalas in the trees to the freshwater crocodiles, they hunt for food or fight for breeding rights.

Meet the unique primates and reptiles searching for water and dodging predators, from ring-tailed lemurs in the east coast rainforests to tiny brown leaf chameleons, in this land of extreme climate variations and habitats.

Visit one of the most arid and hottest parts of the world to discover how dhub lizards and dromedary camels adapted to withstand the intense conditions. Then move into the more moderate southern mountains, where rare hyrax and chameleons forage.