Wildlife Specials

Over a century ago, the first explorers in the Congo forests sent back terrifying accounts of an aggressive ape, "half man, half beast," which inspired the myth of King Kong. Ever since then, we have had little contact with these lowland gorillas — they have remained a mystery to us. We have come to know the mountain gorillas of Rwanda intimately, but what are King Kong's wild lowland cousins really like? GORILLAS: ON THE TRAIL OF KING KONG follows Sir David Attenborough and intrepid cameraman Gavin Thurston on the trail deep into the heart of three gorilla sanctuaries in northern Congo: Ndoki, Odzala and Lossi, in search of the true nature of the lowland gorilla.

All Episodes - Season 1

Episode 1

Great White Shark: The True Story of Jaws

Episode 2

Polar Bear: The Arctic Warrior

Episode 3

Crocodile: The Smiling Predator

Episode 4

Leopard: The Agent of Darkness

Episode 5

Eagle: The Master of the Skies

Episode 6

Humpback Whale: The Giant of the Oceans

Episode 7

Wolf: The Legendary Outlaw

Episode 8

Tiger: The Elusive Princess

Episode 9

Lions: Spy in the Den

Episode 10

Grizzly: Face to Face

Episode 11

Gorillas: On the Trail of King Kong

Episode 12

Serpent: Through the Eyes of the Snake

Episode 13

Killer Whale

Episode 14

Elephants: Spy in the Herd

Episode 15

Smart Sharks: Swimming With Roboshark

Episode 16

Bears: Spy in the Woods

Episode 17

Trek: Spy on the Wildebeest part 1

Episode 18

Trek: Spy on the Wildebeest part 2

Episode 19

Tiger: Spy in the Jungle part 1

Episode 20

Tiger: Spy in the Jungle part 2

Episode 21

Tiger: Spy in the Jungle part 3

Episode 22

Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice part 1

Episode 23

Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice part 2

Episode 24

Penguins: Spy in the Huddle part 1

Episode 25

Penguins: Spy in the Huddle part 2

Episode 26

Penguins: Spy in the Huddle part 3

Episode 27

Dolphins - Spy in the Pod (1)

Episode 28

Dolphins - Spy in the Pod (2)

Episode 29

Attenborough's Paradise Birds

Episode 30

Kea - The Smartest Parrot