National Geographic

NARCO WARS explores how opportunistic smuggling networks in Latin America turned into powerful and ruthless drug cartels with the power to destabilize and tear apart whole countries. The series combines gripping access to cartel members and the law enforcement agencies opposing them with a deep dive documentary exploration of the geo-political, social and cultural factors that led the cartels' rise.

Extreme Rescues does a 180 on the traditional survival genre. Telling dramatic real-life stories from across the globe, using footage captured by the rescuers themselves, this series puts viewers in the center of the action for every heart-stopping twist and turn as they witness life-saving feats in real time.

Follow the life and career of Dr. Jan Pol. Set in Central Michigan's farm country, Dr. Pol, along with his wife Diane, own and operate a veterinary clinic that services over 18,000 clients.

Stalk the Arctic ice with the fiercest predator, the polar bear, as it prowls one of the most forbidding places on the planet: a hidden kingdom of magnificent creatures. Armed with a keen sense of smell and backed up by 1,700 pounds, fur and fangs, the polar bear stands alone at the top of the food chain. Yet many other hunters manage to survive in and around harsh arctic waters from the savvy arctic fox to the massive, whiskered walrus. The Arctic ice is revealed as a place of danger and...

The British Crown Colony of Hong Kong is living on borrowed time. In 1997, about nine-tenths of this bustling, capitalistic city will be returned to the People's Republic of China. National Geographic travels to this cosmopolitan port for an intimate visit with a boat family that has made its home on the Hong Kong waters for more than 100 years. Like many Hong Kong families, they are suspended between the modern world and ancient Chinese customs - in a city precariously located at the edge of...

Animal Fight Night features same-species battles between some of the biggest and baddest fighters of the animal kingdom, and some of the most surprising, revealing the extraordinary motivations and strategies that fuel each incredible brawl.

Two of Africa's deadliest gladiators, hippos and crocs, have lived side by side for millennia, but what happens when the dry season pushes them to their limits? When the two river rivals come up against each other, who will be the ultimate victor?

Birds survive in almost every habitat across the world. From the North Pole to isolated islands off the coasts, these resilient animals can live almost anywhere. How do birds thrive in such different environments? They have adapted to be tough and versatile. It's their feathers, the way they move, the way they sing. For birds, variety is not only the spice of life, it's the reason for life. They are the nomads of the sky.

Every year, Colombia exports nearly 400,000 tons of cocaine- street value $1.2 billion. Traffickers send drugs by cargo ship, private plane and even submarine. The Nat Geo cameras roll as a specialized team of DEA agents hunt down these traffickers.

An eruption of Santorini some 3,600 years ago was one of the largest, yet most mysterious, natural calamities in human history and may have wiped out an entire civilization. Much of the evidence of its destruction has been lost at sea until now. National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Robert Ballard and an international team of volcanologists, armed with a state-of-the-art Remote Operated Vehicle fitted with HD cameras, dive into the belly of the Santorini's submerged caldera.

National Geographic explores humans' daily battles for power, territory, sex and allegiance with that of our monkey cousins through experiments, hidden camera and wildlife footage, and expert analysis.

How does a potato chip get perfectly seasoned with just the right amount of crisp? How can a four-door sedan have the same power and agility as a sports car? Visit some of the most advanced manufacturing facilities in the world and find out what it takes to design, build, assemble, test and test again famous brands that are a part of our everyday lives.Episodes include Porsche Panamera, Ford F-150, Mack Truck, BMW, Frito Lay, and Bacardi.