The Hunt

The contests between predators and prey are the most dramatic events in nature. The Hardest Challenge reveals the range of techniques predators use to catch their prey - from a leopard using all its powers of stealth to stalk impala in broad daylight to wild dogs, who wear down their prey over long distances. But even with these finely tuned strategies, the outcome is far from certain.

Go behind the scenes to see how the filmmakers of The Hunt were able to capture the extordinary images seen in the episode: The Hardest Challenge

In the Grip of the Seasons looks at the challenges of hunting in the Arctic, the most seasonal place on Earth. To a predator, seasonal change is a problem. It means that all the parameters of the hunt - the conditions, the strategies, and the prey - change too. The only option for the Arctic's top predators, the wolf, the Arctic fox and the polar bear, is to continually adapt to their changing world.

Go behind the scenes to see how the filmmakers of The Hunt were able to capture the extordinary images seen in the episode: In the Grip of the Seasons

Forests cover one third of the land surface, and concealed within are over half of the species on Earth. Hide and Seek follows tigers, harpy eagles, chimpanzees, army ants and other predators as they rise to the challenge of hunting within the forest - a dense and confusing world, one in which even finding prey is a maddening task.

Go behind the scenes to see how the filmmakers of The Hunt were able to capture the extordinary images seen in the episode: Hide & Seek

Hunger at Sea follows blue whales, sharks, sea lions, frigate birds, dolphins and albatrosses to reveal the strategies they use to hunt for prey in the big blue. The open ocean is an immense wilderness that covers more than half the surface of our planet, yet for the most part it's a watery desert, largely devoid of life. Predators face an endless search to find and catch food, yet these great tracts of ocean are home to some of the most remarkable hunters on the planet.

Go behind the scenes to see how the filmmakers of The Hunt were able to capture the extordinary images seen in the episode: Hunger At Sea

The open arenas of grassland and desert make up half of all land on our planet. In these exposed habitats, predators like cheetahs, bald eagles and lions can usually see their prey. But it works both ways: their prey can see them too. With nothing but open vistas, the element of surprise is hard-won, and predators must make their own opportunities.

Go behind the scenes to see how the filmmakers of The Hunt were able to capture the extordinary images seen in the episode: Nowhere to Hide

The coast is the dynamic border between land and sea. It is the only place on the planet where predators from air, land and sea come together. Dolphins that leave the safety of the sea to fish, walking octopuses, ingenious monkeys, fishing wolves and the greatest gathering of feeding humpback whales come to the coast to hunt. For all, timing is everything.

Go behind the scenes to see how the filmmakers of The Hunt were able to capture the extordinary images seen in the episode: Race Against Time

Living with Predators visits the frontline of the conflict with the world's top predators, meeting the scientists fighting to save them. With three-quarters of the planet's carnivores now in decline, can people find ways to live with predators before they disappear forever?

The Hunt illustrates the strategies used by both predators and prey – with each episode based on one of our planet's key habitats. The producers explain how habitats shape the way that predators and prey hunt.