OceanXplorers
2024– · National Geographic · 60 min · 1 season
S01E06 · Ice Giants
Mon, 2 Sept, 12:00 pm
In the high Arctic, the team meets the bowhead whale, the longest-living mammal, and the Greenland shark, the longest-living vertebrate.
About
OceanXplorers takes audiences aboard an advanced scientific research vessel, OceanXplorer, to investigate the farthest frontiers of the world's oceans, 80% of which are entirely unexplored. Combining a high-end, science-driven documentary with breathtaking sequences to capture the drama and thrill of exploration, the six-part series is a high-stakes adventure in ocean discovery.
Episodes
- E01
Realm of the Humpbacks
Mon, 19 Aug· 55 minIn the Caribbean, the team reveals great secrets in the lives of the humpback whale, witnessing a mother defend her calf in the ultimate ocean battle.
- E02
Giants of the Deep
Mon, 19 Aug· 60 minThe team dives into the depths of the mid-Atlantic to reveal the secret life of sperm whales and discover its hidden prey.
- E03
Jurassic Shark
Mon, 26 Aug· 51 minThe team is in the Azores to tag a deep-sea giant — the six-gill shark — and learn more about its nightly patterns on the hunt for food in the abyss.
- E04
Hammerhead Highway
Mon, 26 Aug· 60 minThe team is in the Caribbean to find out how great hammerhead sharks navigate their migrations and how adapted they are to life in the shallows.
- E05
Kingdom of the Polar Bear
Mon, 2 Sept· 60 minIn the high Arctic, the team takes on the challenge of the polar bear to figure out what the changing habitat could mean for its future.
- E06
Ice Giants
Mon, 2 Sept· 60 minIn the high Arctic, the team meets the bowhead whale, the longest-living mammal, and the Greenland shark, the longest-living vertebrate.
