Get a rare insight into the world and physiology of some of the most lethal, terrifying, and bizarre creatures to roam the planet. This program uses the latest science and technology combined with expert interviews to examine how prehistoric animals adapted to survive, and why they do not exist today.

Examines some of the most improbable friendships that exist between various animals in the wild.

Across the animal kingdom, some of the most essential lessons, and the most extreme challenges, occur in the first moments of life. From ostrich to orangutan, egg sac to live birth, infanticide to matricide, the diversity of behaviors between parent and progeny is as great as the diversity of life on our planet. Understandably, the process of birthing and raising young is one of the most stressful experiences an animal can endure.

In the second season, the meerkat clan known as the Whiskers will face dramatic new challenges in their struggle for dominance and survival amid the dangers of the Kalahari Desert. With cutting-edge technology capturing every meerkat moment above and below ground, witness the Whiskers tangling with old enemies-- and confronting a dangerous new rival meerkat gang. Then, when a fresh generation of mischief-making pups arrives on the scene, it adds a...

As Jim Arnosky shows LaVar Burton about wildlife watching, three stories are interwoven that also tell about different animals.

Helps babies and young children learn to recognize furry faces, wonderful wings, and fun animal facts, set to great songs and music.

A reading from the story by David Small about Imogene who wakes up with a pair of antlers growing out of her head and causes a sensation wherever she goes. Also LeVar Burton takes a trip to the Philadelphia Zoo and looks at various animals.

"For the first time on DVD, you can enter the world of baby zebras, giraffes, hyenas, and rhinos as these youngsters find their way through their young lives with the help of some professional human caregivers." -- container.

The friendship between a Central Park Zoo lion and zebra is tested when Marty the zebra's longing to explore ultimately leaves them stranded on the savage shores of Madagascar.

A band of creatures fleeing the coming frost tries to reunite a human baby with its tribe.