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Life Below Zero: First AlaskansLife Below Zero: First Alaskans
Nat Geo, 2022 Running | Documentary

Indigenous Alaskans live on ancient lands but face a new climate of challenges.


WinterwatchWinterwatch
BBC Two, 2013 Running | Documentary

Experience the raw beauty of the Scottish Highlands in winter as wildlife faces extreme challenges. Join Winterwatch for a live, immersive journey. Get up close and personal with rare and endangered species as they adapt and thrive in the harshest conditions. Don't miss a moment of this breathtaking series.


Primal Survivor: Escape the AmazonPrimal Survivor: Escape the Amazon
Nat Geo, 2022 Cancelled/Ended | Documentary, Travel

Survivalist Hazen Audel fights his way through 500 miles of unexplored Amazon using only traditional survival methods; he faces extreme environments, and he must reach the Atlantic coast before he's trapped by floods during the rainy season.


Animals Up Close with Bertie GregoryAnimals Up Close with Bertie Gregory
Disney+, 2023 Cancelled/Ended | Adventure, Reality, Documentary, Nature
Rating: 5/5

Bertie Gregory is back, and this time, the adventures are even more epic! Bertie takes us to the most spectacular corners of our planet - from Antarctica to Africa and South America to Asia - tracking down extraordinary animals to capture their daily lives like never before. Armed with drones, state-of-the-art cameras, and underwater tech, he and his team brave subzero seas, climb snow-capped mountains, and sleep suspended 120 feet in the air to reveal the challenges these animals endure, their fierce rivalries, and the threats they face on our changing planet. ANIMALS UP CLOSE WITH BERTIE GREGORY shows all the behind-the-scenes moments he and his team face while adapting to unpredictable wildlife in remote environments where filming rarely goes as planned. There is no script for this unique series, but through it all, Bertie brings the audience with him every step of the way.


The Living PlanetThe Living Planet
BBC One, 1984 Cancelled/Ended | Documentary
Rating: 5/5

David Attenborough examines the various environments of the planet Earth on which life has produced amazing solutions to the problems it encounter while trying to survive.


UnearthedUnearthed
Discovery, 2015 Cancelled/Ended | Reality, Family

Buried deep in the forests surrounding the small town of Falls City, Oregon is a fortune that only a few men know how to find. During the weeks leading up to the holiday rush, they are on the hunt for one of the most expensive delicacies in the world: black truffles. For the foragers of Oregon, truffles are actually more valuable than gold. This season, an historic drought hits Oregon and then winter comes early, bringing the truffle supply to an all-time low with prices predicted to hit an all-time high. With increased competition between the foragers and even more diggers seeking riches, the truffle men of Oregon will be pushed to their limits to survive.


The MightiestThe Mightiest
Discovery CA, 2022 On Hiatus | Reality

The six-episode, one-hour docu-series follows veteran adventure hosts Aliya Jasmine and Teddy Wilson as they take to the field to witness the mightiest of machines take on new missions. From re-engineered Chinook helitankers fighting wildfires 24/7 in Southern California, to a train that helps sustain life and connect communities, the series reveals the innovation and science that enable these machines to conquer nearly impossible challenges.


Chasing the RainsChasing the Rains
BBC America, 2023 Running | Documentary, Nature
Rating: 5/5

Featuring an in-depth look at wildlife that struggle to survive through cycles of drought and dramatic rainfall, the series was filmed beyond the jagged peaks of Mount Kenya, in the great rangelands of the north, beginning at the end of the long rains, when river valleys, plains and mountains are flushed with new growth.


American LoggersAmerican Loggers
Discovery, 2009 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Action, Adventure, Reality

One family, thousands of acres and endless challenges to keeping their business afloat. Meet the Pelletiers - nine brothers balancing family feuds with nature's harsh realities as they timber harvest in Maine's rural northwest back-country.


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