National Geographic

On the island of Kauai there is only one large animal vet who is also trained to work on endangered species and he is Dr. Scott Sims. Teamed up with his assistants Dia and Ella, Dr. Scott traverses the islands of Hawaii in his plane as he is called to save animals both great and small.

Monster of the imagination and monarch of the wild, the great grizzly bear has long played a part in myth and legend. Despite man's combined fear of and fascination with the grizzly, the bear survives today only by consent of his one real contender - man. Travel from Alaska's Brooks Range to Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park for a fascinating portrait of this powerful intelligent and extremely aggressive creature in The Grizzlies.

Over the centuries, explorers traded tales of a lost civilization amid the dense Amazonian rainforest. Scientists dismissed the legends as exaggerations, believing that the rainforest could not sustain such a huge population until now. A new generation of explorers armed with 21st-century technology has uncovered remarkable evidence that could reinvent our understanding of the Amazon and the indigenous peoples who lived there. Using CGI and dramatic re-creations, National Geographic...

Journalist Mo Rocca hosts the 28th annual National Geographic Bee: an entertaining and challenging competition that motivates students in grades 4-8 to learn more about the world and how it works. The bee engages students in diverse ways, challenging them to memorize accurately and creatively. The top 10 students compete in a televised final round for the top prize -- a $50,000 college scholarship.

Puppy Days is a portrait of the formative time in a dog's life - and a portrait of America. Cameras follow six first-time owners at the exact moment they receive their puppies and will track them for the next twelve weeks as owners and puppies learn to live together. For both, it's a journey of discovery, discipline, patience, play and love - a seismic shift in the family dynamic. Different breeds will demand very different levels of care and training. But make no mistake, these weeks are...

Across the United States, some 95,000 people desperately wait for a new organ, and often a second chance at life. But this year, fewer than half of those people will receive an organ, and many will die waiting. The overwhelming desperation and demand have given rise to a global black market in body parts, and National Geographic correspondent Lisa Ling investigates this illegal and growing practice.

Go behind the scenes as National Geographic explores manufacturing Goliaths and brings to life some of the greatest one-of-a-kind car factories in the world. See firsthand how cutting-edge robot labor and human touch combine to craft a $45,000 BMW Z4. Get an inside look at the making og Corvette's latest high-performance, aerodynamically efficient street machine. Discover what it takes to build Chevrolet's classic "muscle car." Test-drive the newest, most powerful Ferrari model at 200mph. And...

New evidence suggests that at least one convict escaped from Alcatraz and survived. National Geographic investigates one of the most intricate prison escapes in history three tireless inmates break from the fortress-like Alcatraz Island Federal Penitentiary and brave the frigid waters in a handmade raft. For nearly 50 years, it was assumed that these men drowned, but what if they didn't? National Geographic goes inside the U.S. marshals' investigation following the complex and tantalizing...

This National Geographic documentary explores the causes and effects of nature's more destructive forces; hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, and tornadoes. Through actual footage of storms and disasters, from both media and the National Geographic cameras, the viewer is shown how powerful and unpredictable nature can be. As with most National Geographic films, science and fact take precedence over sensationalism; thus, National Geographic: Nature's Fury also contains commentary and graphics that...

True stories from those lost at sea. Get a riveting look at triumph and tragedy on storm-tossed seas as brave individuals offer an insider's view of one of the most hazardous occupations on Earth. Hear survivors recount harrowing escapes from the brink of death, and meet courageous men and women who risk their lives to rescue fisherman from turbulent waters. Examine the mystery surrounding one of the worst commercial fishing disasters in modern United States history. Experience heart-pounding...

For the first time in history, National Geographic and a group of scientists search the ocean floor for a series of shipwrecks many Americans never heard about. Everyone knows that on December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. But what most don't know is just days later, Hitler sent his own force to devastate the East Coast. On December 19, the German Naval War Staff sent three U-boats to American waters. It was an assault so deadly, it was covered up by the U.S. government.