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Travel from freezing poles to tropical rainforests to meet nature’s most captivating giants, who prove being big comes with enormous challenges.
Genre:Documentary
Network:Apple TV+
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Season 1

  • The Grey Whale
    8.3/1055 votes
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    The Grey Whale

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/21/2023

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

    Director: David John

    Writer: N/A

  • The Elephant Seal
    8.1/1043 votes
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    The Elephant Seal

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/21/2023

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

    Director: David Johnson, Eva Spielvogel

    Writer: N/A

  • The Giant Otter
    8.3/1039 votes
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    The Giant Otter

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/28/2023

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

    Director: Alice Clarke

    Writer: N/A

  • The Gorilla
    8.3/1040 votes
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    The Gorilla

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/5/2023

    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.

    Director: Robert Wilcox

    Writer: N/A

  • The Hippo
    8.7/1036 votes
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    The Hippo

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/5/2023

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

    Director: Emma Houghton-Brown

    Writer: N/A

  • The Brown Bear
    8.2/1034 votes
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    The Brown Bear

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/5/2023

    Rocky Mountain summers are fleeting, leading local bears to gain weight, sharpen defenses, and engage in a dynamic fight for domination.

    Director: Alice Clarke

    Writer: N/A

  • The Ostrich
    8.2/1031 votes
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    The Ostrich

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/12/2023

    A blazing sun scorches the African savanna, where the planet's biggest bird protects his eggs and giraffes struggle to fuel their towering bodies.

    Director: Ed Watkins

    Writer: N/A

  • The Orangutan
    7.9/1032 votes
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    The Orangutan

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/12/2023

    In Borneo, apes and monkeys train their babies in the treetops, but with gravity against them, the stakes are high—and crocodiles lurk below.

    Director: Emma Houghton-Brown

    Writer: N/A

  • The Tiger
    8.0/1031 votes
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    The Tiger

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/19/2023

    Monsoon season drives giants toward higher ground, and big cats battle it out to claim dwindling territory in an Indian valley.

    Director: David Johnson

    Writer: N/A

  • The Polar Bear
    7.9/1030 votes
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    The Polar Bear

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/19/2023

    Subzero temperatures force polar bears to bulk up—but as summer returns and the planet grows warmer, they find themselves on thin ice.

    Director: Ed Watkins

    Writer: N/A