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Small animals must sometimes make epic journeys to find a home or a mate. While the distances may not seem monumental to us, grasses appear like skyscrapers and raindrops fall as big as cars to these little creatures. Meet six heroic, tiny travelers – a turtle, a bushbaby, a pangolin, a lion tamarin, a water vole and a chameleon – risking it all to complete big journeys against the odds.

Major support for NATURE is provided by The Arnhold Family in memory of Henry and Clarisse Arnhold, The Fairweather Foundation, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Charles Rosenblum, Kathy Chiao and Ken Hao, Sarah and Sandra Lyu in memory of Seung and Dorothy Lyu, Colin S. Edwards, Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, Filomen M. D’Agostino Foundation, Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust, Gregg Peters Monsees Foundation, Seton J. Melvin, Koo and Patricia Yuen, Sandra Atlas Bass, Bradley L. Goldberg Family Foundation, Dr. George Stanley and Sandra Caruso, The Hite Foundation, Kitty Hawks and Larry Lederman, Perpetual Kindness Foundation and Sun Hill Renewal Fund, Ruth Mary Einhorn, Arlene and Milton D. Berkman, by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by Viewers Like You.
Episodes
Brazilian primates face extinction.
These small whales have proved remarkably rugged and intelligent.
Exploration of Puget Sound's ecosystem.
The walls of ice in Glacier Bay surround the most beautiful sights Alaska has to offer.
Researchers and filmmakers produce the first comprehensive film chronicle of the jaguar.
Dogs aid the disabled, do dangerous military work, find humans buried by avalanches
Learn about the incredible wilderness of the Serengeti.
The influence the sun and moon have on the seasons and the tides.
How humans have tried to harness nature, from use of fire to the building of nuclear bombs
Adapting some animal behaviors benefits man in body, mind and spirit.
NATURE follows an extraordinary stallion, whose life has been recorded since his birth.
Explore one of the most sophisticated and intriguing partnerships of human and animal.
Extras
In the otherworldly Spiny Forest of Madagascar, a historic release is about to take place.
The Bear River was once a lush area with wetlands, hot springs, and abundant wildlife.
Terry Masear helps rescue baby hummingbird twins whose mother died.
Injured hummingbirds Mikhail and Alexa happily share a cage.
Meet the world’s first sloth detective dog, Keysha.
Climb into the jungle canopy with Tamara Ávila Atagua as she builds life-saving bridges for sloths.
Follow a woman’s transformative journey as she nurtures wounded hummingbirds.
Brand new to science: a sloth drinking water—captured cinematically for the first time.
A sloth scientist, her tree-climbing BFF, and their dog work to save Costa Rica’s sloth populations.
A buffalo hunt is a family affair.