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Big Beasts

Never so big. Never so close.

  • 2023
  • Ended
  • Documentary
  • 1 season
  • 7.4/10

Travel from freezing poles to tropical rainforests to meet nature’s most captivating giants, who prove being big comes with enormous challenges.

Latest: Season 1 · 2023

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  1. E1. The Grey Whale

    Apr 21, 2023 · 30m

    Embarking on an epic journey for food, a mother whale leads her calf on the longest migration of any mammal.

  2. E2. The Elephant Seal

    Apr 21, 2023 · 29m

    A four-ton elephant seal returns to his breeding beach on the cusp of summer—and quickly learns the competition for females is fierce.

  3. E3. The Giant Otter

    Apr 28, 2023 · 28m

    In the Brazilian Pantanal—a wetland larger than England—a six-foot otter attempts to raise her cubs in the shadow of hungry jaguars.

  4. E4. The Gorilla

    May 5, 2023 · 30m

    Makumba is one of the best studied gorillas in the world. Now past his prime, he must find new ways to maintain his status as king of the jungle.

  5. E5. The Hippo

    May 5, 2023 · 30m

    In Earth's largest inland delta, Africa's deadliest mammal fights to keep his family afloat as the dry season approaches.

  6. E6. The Brown Bear

    May 5, 2023 · 26m

    Rocky Mountain summers are fleeting, leading local bears to gain weight, sharpen defenses, and engage in a dynamic fight for domination.

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