Eternal Arms Race

Evolving For Advantage On some ancient battlefield, an early human soldier realized that a sharpened stick could become a deadly spear that would send the terrified enemy scrambling for safety. In response, the defeated soldiers came up with their own innovation: wooden shields that blunted the spears and suddenly turned the tables. It was then up to the attackers to devise another new weapon that could defeat the shields and restore their advantage. An arms race was born.

But it was far from the first. For billions of years, life on Earth has been engaged in its own ETERNAL ARMS RACE, the subject of Part 3 of NATURE’s TRIUMPH OF LIFE. As predators became better hunters, their prey also evolved better defenses.

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Documentary Wild: Savannah

Two National Geographic documentaries employing new camera technologies and cutting edge animation to reveal the astonishing abilities that allow animals to survive in a hostile world. Contains the films 'Jungle' and 'Savannah'. 

Savannah: In grasslands around the world, Nature's eye-blinking moments go under the microscope to reveal the bio-mechanics operating inside the brawn, the astonishing abilities that allow animals to survive a hostile world. In moments of impact, incredible to behold, are caught, dissected and analyzed. Predator against prey, wing against air, venom through fangs, a roar erupting in a lion's throat - the split second when creatures come into contact with each other and the world around them. Within creatures great and small ... lion attacks wildebeest, rattlesnake stalk prey, termites defend their ten foot mound, eagle and jackrabbit outmanoeuvre each other and cheetah races gazelle. Elaborate animated impact sequences spin around animals caught in a frozen moment that is then examined in depth to understand the amazing abilities that give each animal the instinct, intelligence and brute prowess to survive.

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HOOKED - VAMPIRE FISH

It's the astounding world of monster fish with monster teeth. Sporting mega-mouthfuls of razor-sharp weapons - they chomp, shred, slash and slice. What began with the prehistoric, 40-ton Megalodon - with teeth the size of meat cleavers - lives on today in toothy super-species, from sharks to Brazil's mysterious Payara, AKA 'Vampire Fish.' Reeling them in is a knockdown, no-holds-barred fight to the finish. And one intrepid ichthyologist's Amazon expedition to study them is the ultimate adventure

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Crocodile King

The largest reptile on earth is lurking in the rivers of Australia's Northern Territory. A master predator, each year this cunning croc is tested by nature's harsh extremes and must battle for dominance with its own kind. 
Using high-speed cameras and infrared technology, National Geographic reveals how this stealthy "salty," with senses and instincts honed over the ages, is able to retain King Croc status.

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Vágner ventures into the world's largest rain forest to go head-to-head with the giant piraiba catfish. These megafish can stretch nearly 12 feet long and weigh a scale-busting 440 pounds. Though mainly preying on other fish, they have been known to eat birds and even monkeys. Local legend even tells of these powerful predators dragging fishermen to the river's bottom! Vágner endures torrential rain and sleep deprivation to catch this mega catfish of the Amazon.

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Crocs Of Katuma

Katavi National Park in Tanzania: an isolated wilderness. Through the park flows the Katuma River: the lifeline for everything that swims, crawls, or walks. Follow the story of two mothersa crocodile and a hippopotamusand see the perils of raising a family in this remote, beautiful location.

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The Magic of Flight

Experience the thrill of a Blue Angels air show while learning of the science and history of flight. Featuring cutting edge aerial photography, this is the story of human potential and the importance of training and performance. 

In The Magic of Flight, we are inspired by a bird’s innate ease to take flight and review early flight attempts, as well as the ultimate successful flight of the Wright Brothers in 1903. The variety and versatility of today’s flying machines are also displayed throughout the film. We learn how the Harrier jet mimics a bird’s landing and take-off. The jet can be delicately maneuvered at slow speeds yet capable of moving over 500 mph. We also witness naval aviators, with the ability to fly up to 1,300 mph, precisely land on an aircraft carrier, the most difficult maneuver in all of aviation.

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