Wild Tales

From Australia's southwest coast comes the tale of a sea lion pup and the unique animals that share its rugged home.

Australia is the driest inhabited continent on the planet with much of the inland being a virtual desert. However, cold-blooded reptiles have evolved in almost incredible ways to survive and even prosper in the harshest of conditions.

The koala is loved throughout the world as an iconic Australian marsupial, yet very little was known about them until recently.

Once the sun sets over the Australian bush, the forest comes alive with night creatures including the possum.

The story of venom is an intriguing tale of evolution that is over half a billion years old.

Emus hold a special place in the myths of Australia's indigenous people and were said to be creator spirits that used to fly and look over all the land.