This Girl Befriends A Dangerous Moray Eel
AdultsAnimalsHumanRelationshipsFriendshipWildlifeThis unlikely friendship is really amazing.
Crowds Cheer as Sea Turtles Return to the Sea
AdultsAnimalsNatureEnvironmentOceanWildlifeCharityA sea turtle rescue center in North Carolina cares for and rehabilitates injured sea turtles, and returns them to the ocean amid cheering crowds. Sea turtles are resilient, but they are slow to recover. So the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center spends a lot of time and effort to help save loggerhead and other Atlantic Ocean turtles.
largest gathering of snakes anywhere in the world
AdultsAnimalsNatureGeologyWildlifeAdventureEvery year, thousands of snakes gather at the Narcisse Snake Dens in Manitoba, Canada. It's billed as the largest gathering of snakes anywhere in the world. Manitoba's climate and geology make it the perfect place for red-sided garter snakes to live and mate. It has become a tourist attraction, but it's not for the faint of heart.
Untamed Americas - Gigantic School of Rays
AdultsAnimalsFilmNatureOceanWildlifeNational Geographic was able to film A record-breaking school of mobula rays arriving off the coast of Baja but what they did was totally unexpected. This was a stunning show by these sleek, mysterious ocean dwellers. I wonder what they're actually doing...it almost seems like they're celebrating.
The loathsome, lethal mosquito
AdultsAnimalsScienceEnvironmentWildlifeHealthBiologyEveryone hates mosquitos. Besides the annoying buzzing and biting, mosquito-borne diseases like malaria kill over a million people each year (plus horses, dogs and cats). And over the past 100 million years, they've gotten good at their job -- sucking up to three times their weight in blood, totally undetected. So shouldn't we just get rid of them? Rose Eveleth shares why scientists aren't sure.
How we found the giant squid
AdultsAnimalsWorldEnvironmentOceanWildlifeBiologyHumankind has been looking for the giant squid (Architeuthis) since we first started taking pictures underwater. But the elusive deep-sea predator could never be caught on film. Oceanographer and inventor Edith Widder shares the key insight that helped to capture the squid on camera for the first time.
The first 100 Days of Mei Lun and Mei Huan
AdultsAnimalsLifeNatureWildlifeOne hundred days of "Cub A" and "Cub B" are over, and the twin giant panda cubs have officially been named Mei Lun and Mei Huan. Born July 15, 2013, Mei Lun and Mei Huan are the first surviving pair of giant panda twins ever born in the U.S. and are the fourth and fifth offspring of Lun Lun and Yang Yang.
TED - Underwater astonishments
AdultsAnimalsEnvironmentNatureOceanWildlifeDavid Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a color-shifting cuttlefish, a perfectly camouflaged octopus, and a Times Square's worth of neon light displays from fish who live in the blackest depths of the ocean.
Face-Off With a Deadly Predator
AdultsAnimalsNaturePhotographyWildlifePaul Nicklen describes his most amazing experience as a National Geographic photographer - coming face-to-face with one of Antarctica's most vicious predators.
Gee Atherton gets hunted by a Peregrine Falcon
AdultsAnimalsHumanSportsWildlifeAdventureDownhill mountain bike legend, Gee Atherton, is hunted by the fastest bird in the world, a peregrine falcon. Set in the epic landscape of Antur Stiniog, North Wales, Gee is tested in the ultimate experiment between man and bird.
Patagonia ambassador Kimi Werner strives to find her place in the ecosystem.
AdultsAnimalsNatureEnvironmentWildlifeIn Variables, Patagonia ambassador Kimi Werner strives to find her place in the ecosystem. She treads the line between predator and prey - eventually discovering balance in an unlikely place.
Birds-of-Paradise Project
AdultsAnimalsNatureScienceWildlifeEvolutionThis fall, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Geographic are bringing the Birds-of-Paradise Project to the public. Get an advance look now...and witness diverse strategies of evolution at work and experience one of nature's extraordinary wonders - up close.
The kakapo : A rare Bird
AdultsAnimalsNatureEnvironmentWildlifeThe kakapo is a large, flightless parrot from New Zealand and one of the rarest birds of all, with only 124 individuals alive today. The main reason for its decline is predation by introduced mammals, particularly feral cats.