Awesome Animals

Steve Backshall heads to Oman in search of underwater camouflage critters.

Steve Backshall recounts the time he was chased by Komodo dragons.

Charles Darwin presents Yummy Planet, and some farting fish almost start a nuclear war!

A cabbage from a passing truck bounces into the field, and Shaun uses it as a football.

On a trip to London, the pet sovereign from Cairo is the victim of an inexplicable theft.

Steve Backshall meets a superspeedy shark. The mako shark can reach speeds of 50kph.

Could there ever be super-gigantic insects or snails?

A greedy rat travels the highway in search of other animals' food.

Who will be Top Dog in this dog agility challenge?

Gavin can't find the right animal costume to run the local marathon.

We follow 14-year-olds Kyra and Sophie as they rescue and care for injured hedgehogs.

James operates on a greedy puppy that has scoffed a headphone.

It is the zoo's annual inspection day, and monkey Brutus hatches a plan to sabotage it.

Andy and the Band sing a protest song in an attempt to protect a species of snails!

Nine-year-old Becca and her twin brother, Charlie, want a chinchilla-themed den.

The brothers meet giant pandas, walruses and golden takins at Belgium's Pairi Daiza Zoo.

Five young beekeepers begin a beekeeping and honey-making adventure.

Jess and Micky face the ultimate test at the Dog Agility World Championships.

Baby pufflings in Iceland need rescuing - call up the puffin patrol!

14-year-old Aamilah prepares for one of the most prestigious horse races of the year.

Galloping at 30mph, Jaleel and Subhaan must outride, outstrike and outlast the best.

Steve Backshall boards an Arctic icebreaker and begins his global journey.

Steve Backshall focuses on the biggest dinosaurs to have walked the earth.

Naturalist Steve Backshall explores deadly animals in our gardens.