Darwin's Amazing Animals

High in the Himalayas lives a legendary beast with the body of a cow and the head of a goat. Listed as a vulnerable species, the takin now faces a deadly disease spreading through its mountain home.

The Darwin team's cameras eye some mysterious trees in the African desert featuring massive dangling bundles of dry grass. These amazing ecosystems reveal their secrets for 720 consecutive hours.

Our special Darwin series continues following 3 male lions on separate paths toward adulthood and their destinies. In Part 4, we track their search for allies necessary in any quest for the throne.

A wary predator prowls the Mongolian hills in well below sub-zero temperatures. Wolfpacks consist of a breeding pair and young. Working as a unit, they encircle prey using unique hunting formations.

Newts symbolize pure, clean water in Japanese paddies. The tiny amphibians rely on predator-resistant properties and an astonishing regenerative ability. Now, a new surprise has researchers stunned!

Helping hands from Japan have arrived in Bhutan to aid local efforts in saving the endangered white-bellied heron from extinction. With just 60 or so remaining worldwide, it's a race against time.