A close-up look at the quirky routines and daily dramas of wildlife between sunrise and sunset, exploring locations around the globe. Peruvian penguins, Colombian rainforest monkeys and strange iguanas all try to beat the heat.
EPISODE 1
Episode 1
The sun rises on an average day in the American tropics in May. Peruvian penguins, Colombian rainforest monkeys and strange iguanas all try to beat the heat.
EPISODE 2
Episode 2
The summer solstice can have a large impact on Asian animals as it drives Vietnamese macaques into the water, makes cranes dance, and inspires one weird fish to go for a walk.
EPISODE 3
Episode 3
Christmas Day in New Zealand means summer, and while the kiwi shuns the sun, sea lions, penguins and dolphins make the most of the extra hours of daylight.
EPISODE 4
Episode 4
It's Mother's Day on the Indian subcontinent. For a mother Bengal tiger, it's time to train her cubs to hunt, while lions and cobras start the mating season.
EPISODE 5
Episode 5
On tiny islands in the tropical Pacific, Komodo dragons fight for leftovers and fiddler crabs joust on the beach. Under the waves, manta rays and walking sharks patrol the deep.
EPISODE 6
Episode 6
On the first day of spring in Australia, spring fever runs rife as kangaroos box, koalas woo, and a surprisingly fast perentie lizard seeks out its weekly meal.
Lorne Townend
