Webisodes

The Rough Diamonds

In the streets of Alexandra, football was and is a way of life.

Soweto City Cup

Patrick, a rising football star, competes with other young players for a spot at the Nike Academy in England.

Rising Star

Young players and the community gather to watch South Africa compete in the World Cup.

Comeback Kid

Meet a top goal scorer of the Alexandria Ladies team and learn why she almost couldn’t play anymore.

Playing in Alexandra

Young players hope to change the reputation of Alex, once called one of the most fearful townships in South Africa

Girls vs Boys

The girls team organize a friendly game against the boys to prepare for an upcoming tough match.

Patrick vs Portugal

Will Patrick get a contract after his league plays a team from Portugal?

Bringing Down Buildings

The implosions of buildings, bridges, radio towers, Vegas casinos, and sports arenas is a family operation for this demolition company.

Deadly Tarantula Courtship

Does she want to greet him or eat him? Around 50 percent of male tarantulas are killed by their partners during or after mating.

Pregnant Males?

For sea horses, it's the males who are responsible to fertilize and develop the eggs.

Brain Scans

A scan reveals the effects of living in the wild to a child's brain.

Raised by Dogs

In Ukraine, a girl turned to dogs for affection and nurturing when her abusive parents neglected her.

Ugandan Boy Lived In Jungle

Isolated from all human contact, a Ugandan boy was rescued from the jungle, frightened and a wild.

Feral Legends

From Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome to Tarzan of the Apes, people have told stories of children raised by animals for centuries.

Feral Children

If a child is removed from its parents and comforts of home, could it survive?

Grab A Crab

Male crabs wave their huge claws back and forth, desperately trying to attract a female.

Whale Swingers

Male right whales wait patiently for their turn to mate.

Hormonal Elephants

A powerful surge of testosterone gives male elephants the confidence to search for big eared beauties.

Polar Bears Battle To Mate

After an epic journey to find a mate, polar bears must be ready to perform.

Passing on Einstein's Brain

Discover why Einstein's brain is unique, and how a future Einstein could be put on a computer.

Baby Steps

If human adults are so superior when compared to other animals, why are human babies so inferior?

Sinking Cruise Ship

In a desperate race against time, can guests be saved from this sinking cruise liner? Watch incredible footage of this ship going under.

Fighting Asteroids

Explore deep space collisions on a colossal scale and find out if scientists can protect the planet from asteroids.

Al Qaeda Ambush

In 2002 during Operation Anaconda US Navy SEALs attempted to land on a mountain peak in Afghanistan.

Giant Catfish

With no end to their growth and no predators to stop their reign, how big will this king of the river become?

Secret Life of Bank Notes

Is it true that nine out of every ten British notes are contaminated by drugs? Industrial scientists find extraordinary facts behind ordinary objects.

Giant Squid Attack

Watch incredible footage as an underwater cameraman is ambushed by a giant squid in deep, dark water.

Chilika Lagoon, India

Situated on the East Coast of India in Orissa state, Chilika is India’s largest brackish lake and home to endangered biodiversity. In 1991 RAMSAR & CDA re-opened the mouth of the lagoon to the ocean, which had been previously blocked up by silt. This has re-connected the ecosystems of lake and ocean, replenishing the water of the lake and boosting fish stocks, so benefiting all Chilika’s inhabitants.

Zebra Snake vs. Chameleon

Watch upclose footage as a zebra snake takes on a chameleon.

Sidewinding Snakes

Meet the sidewinder rattlesnake, the world's fastest rattler and see how it has adapted to scorching desert conditions.

How Strong is a Croc's Bite?

A daring National Geographic scientist gets pulled out of his boat as he tries to measure the biteforce of a giant crocodile.

Bee Woman and Bear Attack

Check out these personal encounters with the wild as one woman covers herself with thousands of bees and a bear attacks a tv host.

Polar Bear Rescue

Watch dramatic footage as rescuers struggle to save a two-year-old polar bear stuck on a cliff.

Shark Attack

Amateur video captures the scene as a Great White attacks a swimmer in the ocean.

Air Show Explosion

Air shows are some of the most dramatic and spectacular entertainment. But things don't always go as planned.

Shark Encounters

Things go very wrong when divers are lowered into water to get upclose with the Great White. Then watch more dangerous encounters between sharks and surfers.

Skier Free Falls

An extreme skiier gets a rough ride when his ski gets caught on top of a mountain. See shocking footage of his free fall down.

Daring Cliff Rescue

When a young cyclist has an accident and falls into racing white water, a daring park ranger rapels down a cliffside to come to his rescue.

Caught in an Avalanche

Watch rare footage as an extreme snowmobiler gets caught in an avalanche.

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul

One of the most magnificent cities in the world, Istanbul is where East meets West, a melting pot of peoples, religion, architecture, history, and culture. At its heart lies the jewel in Turkey’s crown: the Hagia Sophia, whose shape and grandeur dominates the city’s skyline and in 1993 an essential restoration project began to preserve the key features of the building, with local crafts-people and international organisations working together as one.

Amani Nature Reserve, Tanzania

Nestled at the base of the East Usambara Mountains, north-east Tanzania, lies the lush and tranquil Amani Nature Reserve. An area rich in biodiversity yet high in poverty, communities are now being re-educated to positively work towards the conservation of the forests, via amazing initiatives such as the new Butterfly Projects encouraging new harmony with this beautiful and important forest.

Yellowstone National Park, USA

Boasting the most stunning wilderness in America, Yellowstone National Park is a vast area of natural beauty and precious biodiversity. For hundreds of years it has been home to the powerful and territorial gray wolf; a predator that is enigmatic yet much distrusted and forced out by man. Due to this and the fragmenting landscape, their numbers have come under severe threat and caused the natural equilibrium of the ecosystem here to tip precariously.

Abrolhos Marine Reserve, Brazil

Situated off the rugged North-Eastern coast of Brazil, The Abrolhos Marine Reserve, is home to the largest system of coral reefs in the Southern Atlantic and boasts its highest levels of biodiversity from humpback whales to turtles. Under threat from pollution and over-fishing local and international groups, have helped re-establish a sustainable balance to this vital area.

Balloon House

How many balloons could lift up a house? Meet the engineer who set up an experiment to find out.

9 km long Asteroid Hit Earth

Scientists working to defend us from a cataclysmic crash, before we explore deep space collisions on a colossal scale.

Giant Space Rocks Could Hit Earth

Scientists working to defend us from a cataclysmic crash, before we explore deep space collisions on a colossal scale.

Up, Up and Away

Watch as a house lifts off and flies into the sky.

House In The Air

It's not a bird, it's not a plane, it's a house and it's flying in the sky.

Stomach Pump Reveals Gar Diet

The alligator gar has a reputation as a trash fish that eats sought after prize fish. Scientist pump a gar's stomach to reveal the truth behind this fish's diet.

Toxic Eggs

Scientists examine hundreds of thousands of poisonous eggs from a Gar Alligator fish.

Gar Fish Catch and Exam

Get up close and personal with the needle toothed gar alligator.

Meet The Ancient Alligator Gar Fish

Can the ancient Alligator Gar fish survive in the modern world?

Inside A Catfish Nursery

This catfish has produced nearly 140,000 eggs, which is key for survival. The more eggs, the better the chance for hatchlings to survive and grow into giant catfish.

Catfish Eating Habits

These monster catfish eat everything in site.

Legendary Catfish

People come from around the world for their chance to catch a monster catchfish.

Curious Monkey Overdoses On Medicine

Follow curious Vervet monkeys as they screech and bite their way to the top of the monkey pyramid in Durban.

Slicing Einstein's Brain

Thomas Harvey carved Einstein's brain into 240 sections and was the last person to see this genius brain in one piece.

Welcome to Baghdad

Flanked by bodyguards, Diego Buñuel must alter his interview routine after entering an occupied country at war.

Giraffe Resists Rescue

When a team of specialists try to herd a giraffe to safety, things don’t go as planned.

Which Dog Has The Biggest Bite?

Dr. Brady Barr measures the bite force of a Pit Bull, a Rottweiler and a German Shepherd.

Africa's Largest Snake

Dr. Brady Barr gets up close and personal with the southern African Python, Africa's largest snake.

Can Humans Stand On Water?

Scientists explain how stones can skip across water. Will the same principles apply if humans try to stand on water?

Spectacular implosions in Vegas

Building implosions have become the spectator sport of the modern age -- it's no wonder they also set world records. The implosions of buildings, bridges, radio towers, Vegas casinos, sports arenas and other enormous structures can be entertainment.

Taken down by explosives

Bringing down a stadium

Demolishing the King Dome

How strong is your bite?

Brady heads into the bush and measures each animals' power, and witnesses firsthand the differences in their methods of attack.

How strong is a lion's bite?

Brady heads into the bush and measures each animals' power, and witnesses firsthand the differences in their methods of attack.

How strong is a shark's bite?

Brady heads into the bush and measures each animals' power, and witnesses firsthand the differences in their methods of attack.

Dangerous bites caught on camera

Brady heads into the bush and measures each animals' power, and witnesses firsthand the differences in their methods of attack.

Nat Geo Explorer tests protective gear with wolves

Brady creates different protective wear for various encounters with wildlife and tests firsthand the effectiveness of his gear.

Stronger biteforce, hyena vs turtle

Brady creates different protective wear for various encounters with wildlife and tests firsthand the effectiveness of his gear.

African wild dogs' bite

Brady heads into the bush and measures each animals' power, and witnesses firsthand the differences in their methods of attack.

Close Encounters With Top Predators

Dr. Brady Barr finds new techniques to study crocodiles, wolves, snakes, and other dangerous animals.

Canoer attacked by hippo

Brady creates different protective wear for various encounters with wildlife and tests firsthand the effectiveness of his gear.

Nat Geo Explorer wears croc suit, joins hippo watering hole

Brady creates different protective wear for various encounters with wildlife and tests firsthand the effectiveness of his gear.

Monkey gangs face off