Big Beasts: Season 1

2023

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

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

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Where to watch Big Beasts: Season 1

Big Beasts: Season 1 is available to stream in New... More Zealand now on Apple TV+.

Big Beasts: Season 1 episodes

The Grey Whale

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

The Elephant Seal

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

The Giant Otter

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

The Gorilla

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

The Hippo

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

The Brown Bear

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

The Ostrich

A blazing sun scorches the African savanna, where the planet’s... More biggest bird protects his eggs and giraffes struggle to fuel their towering bodies.