Test your Brain

Our brains are hardwired to make sense of what we see, hear, smell, touch and taste, and fill in missing pieces with whatever our expectations suggest should be there. This helps us understand sentences even when the letters are out of place. But while brains are amazing at processing the world around us, how much should you actually trust your own brain? Enough to multitask by chatting on your cell phone while taking a drive? Think spotting a dancing, life-size penguin sounds easy? Or how about riding a bike with your eyes closed, or picking the right person out of a line-up after witnessing a crime?

Premiering on National Geographic Channel, Test Your Brain sizes up the human brain with an intricate series of interactive experiments to see how easily the brain can be fooled. Using some 12 watts of power, the brain is responsible for every fleeting thought, split-second decision and complex judgment. And it has a few tricks of its own – and some ways to cut corners – when piecing together how we see the world. This three-part special will leave viewers rethinking how much faith they are willing to put in everything from memory to multi-tasking.

The Dog Whisperer 4

The 4th Season of the Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan.

Night Stalkers: Jaguar Ambush

Expedition leader and wildlife filmmaker Martin Dohrn leads an expert team of night filming specialists into the jungles of Costa Rica on the hunt for Central America's big cats. Pumas, ocelots and the elusive jaguar all live in the dense tropical forest but filming them is far from an easy task. Starlight, thermal and infrared cameras are deployed throughout the forest, together with remotely operated cameras suspended above and on the forest floor. With the forest wired for night vision, it's only a matter of time before the team start to discover mysterious big cats.

The Indestructibles 2

Indestructibles investigates astonishing near-death experiences including a nearly five kilometre freefall, a helicopter crash and an SUV that topples a pedestrian. When you see the footage, it is hard to believe anyone survived. But they did, and some would call it a miracle. But behind each of these Internet sensations is an unexpected scientific explanation. Now, National Geographic Channel explores these mind-blowing, catastrophic events that seemingly should have ended in death but left survivors wondering how they could possibly still be alive.

Tiger Man

In an area of South African wilderness known as Tiger Canyons, one man has been hand-rearing some of nature's most ferocious creatures. But, rather than raise the continent's native hunters, John Varty has opted to give Asia's apex predator a helping hand.

Ancient X Files

This exciting series follows scholars, archaeologists and scientists as they investigate myths and legends to determine the truth behind some of history's earliest stories. In this modern day Indiana Jones-style expeditions, travel the globe to unveil the mystery of the Holy Grail, the Secrets of the Dark Arts, the Philosophers Lost Stone, the Lost Ark and more to unlock the Ancient X Files.

The Dog Whisperer 3

In this season, Cesar works with singer Patti Labelle and her fearful guard dog Nasir, helps actress Virginia Madsen to pick out a new pooch, and tames a dyed-pink Maltese names Kisses who wets the carpet. Each episode of Dog Whisperer documents the transformations that take place under Cesar's guidance by helping dogs and their owners achieve happier lives together.

Fish Warrior

Lurking in the murky depths of the world’s great waterways are bizarre giants — specimens of such enormous proportions and odd appearance they boggle the mind. Remarkable freshwater fish that can reach astonishing lengths of 3.5 metres, weigh a scale-busting 200 kilograms and carry heavy suits of scaly armour. Some breathe air and are even rumoured to prey on people! Other aquatic giants have survived since the dinosaurs but now are dwindling in numbers and face an all-too-real threat of extinction.

Fish Warrior features lifelong adventure angler and world record-holding fisherman Jakub Vágner as he embarks on extreme fishing expeditions to the most remote regions of the world. Deep in the South American jungle, Vágner searches for a true “dinosaur of the deep” — the arapaima, which can weigh 180 kilograms and roams the Amazon River system/basin. And on Kenya’s Lake Turkana, he tracks a 1.8-metre-long perch — a valuable source of food for the region. Along the way, he meets the locals, observes their customs and hears surprising fishing legends.

Known Universe 3

Season three of this unique and fun science series which gives vital insights into a world we thought we knew.

City Of Ants

How do millions of simple creatures form a collective brain, make decisions and move like a single being? Enter the secret world of the most perfect society… the Superorganism. In this hour special, well use highly specialized cameras to go inside the Superorganism. Well become so a part of this miniature civilization that when a giant human stumbles onto a nest, well be irritated by the invasion. For the first time, well witness the ants point of view of an all out battle on the human body.

Rebuilding Titanic

Titanic is one of the greatest maritime legends in history. When she set sail in April 1912, she was the largest, heaviest, most expensive and most luxurious man-made moving object on the planet. This new five part series is about how this famous ship was built and to tell the story of how they did it a team of modern day engineers will build iconic sections of the world's most famous ship, using the methods of a hundred years ago. In doing so they will explore the industries and workers who contributed to "the ship magnificent" including the shipbuilders who built her mighty hull, the electrical engineers who powered everything from her deck lights to the gym equipment, the craftspeople who made her luxurious interiors, and the steel workers who made her iconic 16 ton anchor.

Python Hunters

Over ten thousand Burmese pythons are living and breeding out of control in the Florida Everglades. They have no natural predators; they eat four times as much as an alligator; and if they’re not stopped, they could destroy one of America’s most important ecosystems. Now an elite squad is fighting back. In this explosive new docu-soap we follow three of the most charismatic licensed python hunters on dangerous missions as they fight to save the Everglades from the python threat.

Monster Fish

In his quest to save the world's big fish, aquatic ecologist Zeb Hogan has wrangled what's currently the world's biggest known freshwater species, the Mekong Giant Catfish. But is it really the biggest? We'll join Zeb as he travels the globe, seeking out the leading contenders in a quest to better understand them as he fights to protect them.

It's a heart-pounding adventure as Zeb heads into some remote areas and wild waters, braving piranha, crocodiles, and a host of other hazards. Along the way, he'll explore the local haunts and find out how these massive creatures figure into the local culture-the lore surrounding them, their role in the ecosystem, awesome physical features, strange behavior, and the surprising cycles of life that transform a thumb-sized larvae into a 400-pound beast.

Taboo

Every culture has its rituals and codes of living. We delve into the bizarre or confronting practices of cultures around the world.

What drives someone to insert stainless steel fishing hooks into another person's back so they can hang from the ceiling by their flesh? How is the practice of thrusting hands into gloves filled with stinging giant bullet ants — and enduring the pain over and over — acceptable within a culture? In some societies around the world, practices like these reflect deeply held traditional beliefs or deliberate lifestyle choices. But to others outside the culture, they may seem grotesque, dangerous or.. Taboo.

We take you beyond your comfort zone and across cultural borders to explore rituals and customs that are acceptable in some cultures but forbidden, illegal or reviled in others. Crossing the boundary between modern practices and ancient beliefs, this series showcases a mosaic of human lifestyles and values.

Each episode will examine one issue from a variety of perspectives, often venturing into rarely seen societies. We journey to six continents and 19 countries, featuring 25 indigenous cultures. Hear from some of the world's most renowned and respected anthropologists and sociologists, who examine a diverse range of cultures. Explore rites of passage, unique lifestyle choices, body modification, gender decisions, nudity and spiritual quests that test the limits of the human body.

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