Big Beasts Never so big. Never so close.

Travel from freezing poles to tropical rainforests to meet nature’s most captivating giants, who prove being big comes with enormous challenges.

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Documentary
Created By

First Aired on

Apr 21, 2023

1 seaons till May 19, 2023

Popularity: 10.4042
13 votes
Networks
Production

Plimsoll Productions (GB)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: The Polar Bear

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 10 episodes

Season 1

Aired

10 Episodes
  • Episode 1The Grey Whale30 min

    Embarking on an epic journey for food, a mother whale leads her calf on the longest migration of any mammal.

  • Episode 2The Elephant Seal29 min

    A four-ton elephant seal returns to his breeding beach on the cusp of summer—and quickly learns the competition for females is fierce.

  • Episode 3The Giant Otter28 min

    In the Brazilian Pantanal—a wetland larger than England—a six-foot otter attempts to raise her cubs in the shadow of hungry jaguars.

  • Episode 4The Gorilla30 min

    Makumba is one of the best studied gorillas in the world. Now past his prime, he must find new ways to maintain his status as king of the jungle.

  • Episode 5The Hippo30 min

    In Earth's largest inland delta, Africa's deadliest mammal fights to keep his family afloat as the dry season approaches.

Crew & Team

Martha Holmes

Executive Producer

Tom Hugh-Jones

Executive Producer

Grant Mansfield

Executive Producer

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