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Australia's venomous forest creatures include the green tree ants and the centipede

Australia's arid or desert creatures include the worlds most venomous snakes the fierce snake

Some of Australia's most venomous urban creatures are the funnel web and red back spiders

The Black rhino is on the verge on extinction. This film looks at the desperate measure being taken to ensure its survival. From the wilds of Zimbabwe to the confines of Western Plains Zoo in regional Australia, rhino are being exported from their native habitat for captive breeding programs.

A story of one mans determination to find a mysterious animal, the only evidence for its existence being one claw. The animals, the Black Tree Kangaroo, was completely unknown to science yet it is the largest native mammal in Papua New Guinea.

An adventure expedition by sea kayak through the remote islands of Papua New Guinea. The kayaker's journey through the arc of fire islands of volcanoes and seas alive with dolphins sharks and whales. They encounter magic, fire dancing and blowgun hunters- all set against the awe-inspiring landscape of New Guinea.

For generations people living in remote groups of pacific islands have been making epic voyages in open canoes to exchange shell ornaments with partners across the sea known as Kula. This is the story of chief Nalabatau, a traditional and aging master and his vision of Kula- but can the ancient rituals and magic of kula survive?

This is the complete life story of Australia's wild animals, their discovery by Europeans, origins, changing fortunes, fate and survival. The series was filmed in Australia and New Guinea by renowned wildlife filmmaker Gary Steer.

This is the complete life story of Australia's wild animals, their discovery by Europeans, origins, changing fortunes, fate and survival. The series was filmed in Australia and New Guinea by renowned wildlife filmmaker Gary Steer.

This is the complete life story of Australia's wild animals, their discovery by Europeans, origins, changing fortunes, fate and survival. The series was filmed in Australia and New Guinea by renowned wildlife filmmaker Gary Steer.

This is the complete life story of Australia's wild animals, their discovery by Europeans, origins, changing fortunes, fate and survival. The series was filmed in Australia and New Guinea by renowned wildlife filmmaker Gary Steer.

A series about the weapons that animals use to survive, both to eat and for reproduction. They employ a sophisticated armoury including claws, teeth, horns, tusks, chemicals, traps, lures, projectiles and cooperative strategies.

A series about the weapons that animals use to survive, both to eat and for reproduction. They employ a sophisticated armoury including claws, teeth, horns, tusks, chemicals, traps, lures, projectiles and cooperative strategies.

A series about the weapons that animals use to survive, both to eat and for reproduction. They employ a sophisticated armoury including claws, teeth, horns, tusks, chemicals, traps, lures, projectiles and cooperative strategies.

A series about the weapons that animals use to survive, both to eat and for reproduction. They employ a sophisticated armoury including claws, teeth, horns, tusks, chemicals, traps, lures, projectiles and cooperative strategies.

A series about the weapons that animals use to survive, both to eat and for reproduction. They employ a sophisticated armoury including claws, teeth, horns, tusks, chemicals, traps, lures, projectiles and cooperative strategies.

There are more horses in Australia than in any other country in the world. Horses were brought to Australia over 200 years ago as servants and loyal friends, having served faithfully in work and war they were turned loose.

Australia's wild dog, the dingo, is surrounded by mystery and controversy.

To some people it's a vicious outlaw, deserving a price on its head. To others it's creature symbolising wilderness. Even the dingo of the Aboriginal Dreamtime embodied both good and evil. There is a belief amongst Aborigines that the dingo can see into the supernatural and warn of the approach of evil spirits. But there is a darker side of their belief, for it could also be an assassin for humans and mythical beings. What is the dingo? Dog or wolf? Native or exotic animal? The documentary Wild Dog Dingo takes a factual look at this remarkable animals and its natural behaviour. Three years in the making, it is the most comprehensive film ever produced on the dingo.

Horned animals of the world have made a fine art of fencing. Using their horns as foils, they joust to assert dominance over other males of their specie

The Archer Fish uses its mouth as a bow and a stream of s a complex problem of physics in water as an arrow to shoot prey lurking above the surface. Not only must it hit a moving target but it also solve the process. As it sets its aim, the fish calculates and Corrects for the refractive bending of light through the water. Its gill covers shut, thrusting water along a groove, releasing a stream aqua arrows.

One the most energy efficient means of cruising the oceans…is sailing and …Natures most accomplished sailor is the blue bottle. This simple jelly like creature tackles the wildest winds and turbulent seas It manages to stay afloat.

Unlike most spiders, which construct webs for passing prey, the Bolas spider takes a more pro-active approach.

Nature's supreme synchronized swimmers are the dolphins.

The middleweight boxing champ is the Brown Hare. Males challenge each other but are also challenged by females. In defence of his chosen mate, A dominant male drives away a subordinate in a high speed chase. The female, however, is far from defenceless. When an unwanted suitor approaches, she rebuffs him with a range of hooks and uppercuts. Even desirable males are met with a challenge, she tests the endurance of her potential mating partners with a pummelling.

Kangaroos are nature's representatives in the heavy weight boxing division. Their bouts combine headlocks, forepaw jabs and their own form of kickboxing. Balancing on their tails, they deliver powerful blows to the belly, which is protected by an extra thick layer of skin. Weighing up to 80 kilograms and standing 2 metres tall, they are formidable opponents. Balancing on their tails, they deliver powerful blows to the belly, which is protected by an extra thick layer of skin. Weighing up to 80 kilograms and standing 2 metres tall, they are formidable opponents.

Smaller than a match head, the cat flea can leap a staggering 33-cm in a single jump, equivalent to a high jumper soaring some 400 metres into the air. With an acceleration of over 20 times that required launching a space rocket, a trigger mechanism releases the resilin, extending the legs in less than a millisecond.

The cheetah is the world's fastest sprinter. Able to maintain 100 kilometers over 500 metres, it is 3 times quicker than the fastest man.

Deep in America's Sonoran desert we find a world class free-style wrestler, the Gila monster. The mating season is the signal for the competition bouts to begin.Like wrestling, the aim is to pin down the opponent through a series of specialised moves.Without powerful gripping arms, these monsters use their jaws to wrestle opponents into submission. There are no referees, yet gila monsters abstain from any life threatening maneuvers.

The desert sands of Namibia are home to a remarkable miniature acrobat.The Golden wheel spider turns on a performance that rivals the tumbling floor routine of any gymnast.

The Giant Barred frog is the breaststroke champion of the animal kingdom.

Australia's red kangaroo can leap in 5 metre bounds for kilometres without signs of fatigue.

Locusts make overnight marathons of over 500 kms, often leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.

Able to clock over 70 KM per hour in a 20 second burst Tuna, marlin and sailfish are the sprint champions of the marine world.

The Monarch butterfly completes a 8,000km round trip marathon.

The peregrine falcon at 150 KM per hour wins the gold medal for speed.

Today, there is no predator on the American plains that can even come close to a pronghorn. At top speed it reaches 90 kilometres per hour and sustains this pace for huge distances.

It's their weight lifting skills, which earn them the title of forest heavy weights. Weighing in at only 2 Grams, they may only be featherweights, but rhinoceros beetles are thought to be the strongest animals in the world.

The rocket frog has an escape plan of record breaking proportions. With a long jump of over 4 metres.

No longer than a matchbox this is a leap of almost 100 times its own body length, from a standing start.

The sooty tern is another of nature's great athletes of the air. Its forte is not speed but the long distance marathon.

Although the plunge for distance event is no longer on the Olympic program, it is contested daily in the animal kingdom. Able to hold its breath for nearly two hours, the sperm whale is the ocean's deepest diver- making plunging descents of more than 3 kilometres.Second placed deep diver is the elephant seal.Reaching depths of 1500 metres it can stay submerged for 2 hours.Third ranking deep diver is the Weddel seal, reaching depths of 700 metres. It dives continually for about eleven hours but must spend up to thirteen hours recuperating on the ice.

The stomatopod can pack a punch close to that delivered by a .22 calibre bullet.

To increase their chances of survival, marine turtle hatchlings undertake a marathon swim.

On the plains of east Africa, withering grasslands compel massive herds of wildebeest to embark on an annual migration as gruelling as any triathalon.

Australia's deadly marine creatures include the box jellyfish or seawasp