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Big Beasts

From the icy poles to the tropical jungles, meet nature's most captivating giants.

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Parents go to great lengths to keep their children safe. - Big Beasts

Parents go to great lengths to keep their children safe.

With temperatures regularly 40 below, - Big Beasts

With temperatures regularly 40 below,

Twice the weight of a full-grown man. - Big Beasts

Twice the weight of a full-grown man.

Big and belligerent. - Big Beasts

Big and belligerent.

The jungles of Borneo. - Big Beasts

The jungles of Borneo.

{\an8}As long as a bus, - Big Beasts

{\an8}As long as a bus,

A male orangutan - Big Beasts

A male orangutan

But deep down, beneath the surface... - Big Beasts

But deep down, beneath the surface...

Being as heavy as a heavyweight boxer... - Big Beasts

Being as heavy as a heavyweight boxer...

But in the face of such huge competition... - Big Beasts

But in the face of such huge competition...

She's the glue that bonds her large family together. - Big Beasts

She's the glue that bonds her large family together.

But in orangutan society, size brings status. - Big Beasts

But in orangutan society, size brings status.

But their home is about to change. - Big Beasts

But their home is about to change.

He's fathered many of the youngsters in the area. - Big Beasts

He's fathered many of the youngsters in the area.

The largest predator to walk the earth needs to catch a seal every week. - Big Beasts

The largest predator to walk the earth needs to catch a seal...

But orangutans have the longest childhood of any animal, - Big Beasts

But orangutans have the longest childhood of any animal,

If you weigh as much as a pickup truck, - Big Beasts

If you weigh as much as a pickup truck,

It's up to Mum to train them for life - Big Beasts

It's up to Mum to train them for life

The journey to becoming a great ape - Big Beasts

The journey to becoming a great ape

On the African savanna, - Big Beasts

On the African savanna,

But amazingly, he can't actually swim. - Big Beasts

But amazingly, he can't actually swim.

So tigers do all they can - Big Beasts

So tigers do all they can

And an adventurous six-month-old, who needs constant watching. - Big Beasts

And an adventurous six-month-old, who needs constant...

Less than a year old, - Big Beasts

Less than a year old,

Packed with protein and fat, - Big Beasts

Packed with protein and fat,

Mothering is such a handful. - Big Beasts

Mothering is such a handful.

And a legendary sea monster. - Big Beasts

And a legendary sea monster.

The reason Mum keeps her cubs hidden away. - Big Beasts

The reason Mum keeps her cubs hidden away.

Out on the grasslands, there's nowhere to hide. - Big Beasts

Out on the grasslands, there's nowhere to hide.

His future family destroyed. - Big Beasts

His future family destroyed.

Giant Pacific octopuses can weigh 100 pounds - Big Beasts

Giant Pacific octopuses can weigh 100 pounds

Even experts can make mistakes. - Big Beasts

Even experts can make mistakes.

While the cub just gets carried away. - Big Beasts

While the cub just gets carried away.

A focused fisher can consume nearly 50,000 calories a day. - Big Beasts

A focused fisher can consume nearly 50,000 calories a day.

There are plenty of places to hide here... - Big Beasts

There are plenty of places to hide here...

With so many animals grazing on the savanna, - Big Beasts

With so many animals grazing on the savanna,

Six inches of blubber keeps them warm even against the worst weather. - Big Beasts

Six inches of blubber keeps them warm even against the worst...

Vast numbers of penguins are also swimming to these shores... - Big Beasts

Vast numbers of penguins are also swimming to these...

Standing 17 feet tall... - Big Beasts

Standing 17 feet tall...

The Congo is crisscrossed by hundreds of thousands of miles of trails. - Big Beasts

The Congo is crisscrossed by hundreds of thousands of miles...

In the end, she lets him share. - Big Beasts

In the end, she lets him share.

In the Arctic, storms and blizzards can strike at anytime. - Big Beasts

In the Arctic, storms and blizzards can strike at anytime.

And she's more than a cold-blooded killer. - Big Beasts

And she's more than a cold-blooded killer.

Spreading his hood and rearing up, he tries to look as big as possible... - Big Beasts

Spreading his hood and rearing up, he tries to look as big...

With a nose seven times more sensitive than a bloodhound's, - Big Beasts

With a nose seven times more sensitive than a...

She's spent eight months sitting on her nest, - Big Beasts

She's spent eight months sitting on her nest,

The first steps are always the most daunting. - Big Beasts

The first steps are always the most daunting.

Male bears can be twice the weight of females - Big Beasts

Male bears can be twice the weight of females

But this opponent is just as impressive... - Big Beasts

But this opponent is just as impressive...

It's time to go. - Big Beasts

It's time to go.

King cobras are largely immune to each other's venom. - Big Beasts

King cobras are largely immune to each other's venom.

Thankfully, there is a place where a remedy can be found. - Big Beasts

Thankfully, there is a place where a remedy can be found.

But one day they'll be as long - Big Beasts

But one day they'll be as long

Finally, Mum's home. - Big Beasts

Finally, Mum's home.

The taller the animal, the longer it takes for its brain - Big Beasts

The taller the animal, the longer it takes for its brain

When summer sets in, the Arctic transforms. - Big Beasts

When summer sets in, the Arctic transforms.

Up here, - Big Beasts

A 20-foot saltwater crocodile... - Big Beasts

A 20-foot saltwater crocodile...

The littlest female is the most hesitant. - Big Beasts

The littlest female is the most hesitant.

Fights can last hours... - Big Beasts

Fights can last hours...

Strengthening sun reveals fresh grazing. - Big Beasts

Strengthening sun reveals fresh grazing.

Getting as big as possible is one of the best ways - Big Beasts

Getting as big as possible is one of the best ways

Eventually, his rival concedes... - Big Beasts

Eventually, his rival concedes...

Glaciers calve. - Big Beasts

Glaciers calve.

Most afternoons there's a downpour. - Big Beasts

Most afternoons there's a downpour.

With one of the moms watching over him, he's free to explore. - Big Beasts

With one of the moms watching over him, he's free to...

Only when the calf is big enough will they seek out the safety of the pod. - Big Beasts

Only when the calf is big enough will they seek out the...

This journey is her calf's first chance to meet the locals. - Big Beasts

This journey is her calf's first chance to meet the...

Till then, Mum is her only protection. - Big Beasts

Till then, Mum is her only protection.

A family of dolphins come to ride their bow wave. - Big Beasts

A family of dolphins come to ride their bow wave.

Once wet, that thick coat doesn't insulate so well. - Big Beasts

Once wet, that thick coat doesn't insulate so well.

There are 1.4 billion people in India. - Big Beasts

There are 1.4 billion people in India.

At least she can use the ice as a giant bath mat. - Big Beasts

At least she can use the ice as a giant bath mat.

It takes up to eight pounds of veg a day to stay this big. - Big Beasts

It takes up to eight pounds of veg a day to stay this big.

But even she seems small compared to one giant out here. - Big Beasts

But even she seems small compared to one giant out here.

Her hollow, air-trapping hairs shed water to the more absorbent snow. - Big Beasts

Her hollow, air-trapping hairs shed water to the more...

But some stand their ground. - Big Beasts

But some stand their ground.

Not only record-breaking trees. - Big Beasts

Not only record-breaking trees.

But feeding the family is getting harder. - Big Beasts

But feeding the family is getting harder.

So it pays to stay quiet… - Big Beasts

So it pays to stay quiet…

A blue whale. - Big Beasts

Over 200 pounds of power, - Big Beasts

Over 200 pounds of power,

This bearded seal is so blubbery, it could last her days. - Big Beasts

This bearded seal is so blubbery, it could last her days.

Navigating this vast living maze takes impressive intelligence. - Big Beasts

Navigating this vast living maze takes impressive...

Elephants drink huge amounts of water. - Big Beasts

Elephants drink huge amounts of water.

Blue whales supersize - Big Beasts

Blue whales supersize

Battles between evenly matched opponents can last ten minutes... - Big Beasts

Battles between evenly matched opponents can last ten...

Even so, they're surprisingly stealthy. - Big Beasts

Even so, they're surprisingly stealthy.

Just as well. Because now they're much harder to catch. - Big Beasts

Just as well. Because now they're much harder to catch.

And the younger male has stamina on his side. - Big Beasts

And the younger male has stamina on his side.

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From the icy poles to the tropical jungles, meet nature's most captivating giants.

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Production: Plimsoll Productions

Genre: documentary

Year: 2023

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Released: 21 Apr 2023

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Homepage: https://tv.apple.com/show/umc.cmc.7d9yulmth1rvkwpij477qsqsk

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