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Jazir the Toque Avoids Tension in the Troop

Baby Safina Takes a Tumble

Baby Safina Takes a Tumble

Savanna elephants spend their lives on the move, foraging for food and looking for water. Even newborn babies are expected to walk from day one. Baby Safina may have to cover nine miles a day, and more than 2,000 miles in her first year. But sometimes walking isn'

Baby Nyakabara

Baby Nyakabara

In Uganda, a tiny miracle is hidden in the last fragment of a once-giant forest kingdom, called Bwindi, the impenetrable forest: a baby mountain gorilla, Nyakabara. Her name means "marked," because she was born with a white bracelet of fur, never seen before. Nyakabara is one of perhaps

Bisque and Chowder Become Vulnerable While Feeding

Bisque and Chowder Become Vulnerable While Feeding

Spotted hyena sisters, Bisque and Chowder, challenge a rival cub for scraps from a kill, and chase off their competitors. Adult hyenas have reinforced oversized teeth and a crushing bite to pulverize bones. The sisters need four years to develop this phenomenal weaponry and must practice at every opportunity. But

Jazir the Toque Avoids Tension in the Troop

Jazir the Toque Avoids Tension in the Troop

Jazir, the toque macaque, is now one year old. Camerawoman Sue Gibson notices him moving away from his mother and feeding by himself. He is also learning to use his bigger size to out-muscle his smaller, lower ranking peers. Other frustrated infants must wait their turn, but Jazir needs to

Limpet the Otter Forages on Plastic Waste

Limpet the Otter Forages on Plastic Waste

Southern sea otter pup, Limpet, is 12 weeks old and needs to retrieve food from the seabed. Monterey Bay is one of the most protected marine sanctuaries in the US, yet pollution on land can still run off into the ocean. 40% of otter deaths are as a result of

Hyena Sisters Learn How to Identify and Escape Threats

Hyena Sisters Learn How to Identify and Escape Threats

From birth, the spotted hyena clan’s den site has been Bisque and Chowder's entire world. Now that they have reached seven months in age they need to start learning the skills to survive outside it, and their mother takes the lead. The sisters must stick close to