At the start of the fishing season, Brazilian fishermen set off in their rickety canoes to hunt the Arapaima, South America’s largest freshwater fish locally known as Pirarucú. GEO joined them on...

<p>Ants work perfectly in groups. But there is one ant that does everything differently.</p><p><a data-htmlarea-external="1" title="Opens internal link in current window"...

This is a contemplative, non-verbal, and emotional film about the beauty of nature and life ... best described as &quot;guided meditation&quot;. Its intent is to raise awareness for the fragility of...

David Attenborough explores his passion for birds' eggs. Piece by piece, from creation to hatching, David reveals the wonder behind these miracles of nature.

9Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean and one fifth of its territory is protected habitat for spectacular wildlife. From the bee hummingbird to Cuba’s very own fast-moving, deadly but...

Der Film erzählt die Geschichte bzw. Entwicklung des Goldenen Scheckenfalters (Euphydryas aurinia) im Verlauf eines Jahres. Zudem werden einige Bewohner des Lebensraumes Feuchtwiese in ihrer Schönheit...

The Oder delta is an area of superlatives and unique in Central Europe. Left to nature, it is home to wild wisents, several wolfpacks on both sides of the border, Europe’s largest breeding place for...

Encounters with orcas and humpback, grey and sperm whales allow insights into their mysterious lives. At the end of his journey Rick Rosenthal is certain: There is still so much to discover about the...

Since the 1980-ies, Ian Redmond who previously worked with Dian Fossey and David Attenborough has been researching an unusual and threatened species of bush elephant living below Mount Elgon. He is...

The 25 yr old FSC eco label certifies paper furniture and other products that are made from “environmentally friendly” logged wood. The film tries to find answers: Can the FSC stop the deforestation...

We appear to be very familiar with our good old planet. Seen from space, the earth is a fascinating and multifaceted place with very diverse habitats – each utilized by nature.

Every creature from amoeba to blue whale needs a suitable outside shell. Nature provides ingenious materials and daring designs. Any fashion goes in nature as long as it fulfils its purpose. ...

Terra Mater Factual Studies produced this film about a new aspect of the sun. It shows the latest insights into the structure of the sun its function and its significance for the earth. ...

Squirrels are some of the best known and most popular mammals living in a wide range of habitats. This film shows the enchanting world of the possibly most popular mammals on our planet. ...

This environmental report addresses the pollution caused by cruise ships to ports and passengers on board. The cruise ship industry claims that new ships are cleaner, but are they really? ...

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Throughout the year, the Balearics are an important habitat to thousands of species. Some of them are unique. A fascinating journey through the natural history of one of the most outstanding...

Elephants are the largest mammals to grace our earth. There are thousands of them in Botswana. Their exceptional sensitivity and their social bonds form the basis of their survival. But Africa’s...

Wir befinden uns auf einer Insel im arktischen Meer. Die Klimaerwärmung sorgt dafür, dass das Eis schmilzt und die Eisbären die Insel verlassen müssen. Doch aus der kahlen Insel entwickelt sich...

In the second episode, Colin Devey sets out on a search for the mystical prehistorical sea of Tethys, the legendary “primeval sea”. Over more than 100 million years, waters have shaped our European...

Former surface mines have become home to animals and plants extinct elsewhere. Huge areas are again fenced off and off limits because the surface is not stable. The survival of this new wilderness is...

<p>Halla ist eine ausgebuffte Öko-Aktivistin, die im Alleingang verhindern will, dass die Umwelt den Wirtschaftinteressen noch weiter geopfert wird. Bei ihren Guerilla-Aktionen schreckt sie selbst vor...

Magnificent autumn blossom and an abundance of food – yet winter is lurking with the threat of deprivation. Animals from many ecosystems are faced with the arduous task of a race against time to...

The Spider-tailed horned viper, is the world’s most evolved viper. No other viper in the world has a tail structure as evolved as this one. On the journey to discover this snake, our production...

<p>82 year old Willem bought an remote potato farmfield back in 1980 and transformed it into a butterfly paradise. For almost 40 years he works the land with shovel and scythe in order to preserve the...

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is home to a fascinating bird – the crane. Locally known as “jewels of the coast”, huge flocks arrive from the south to breed in inaccessible alder marshes. The film...

Der Filmemacher John Webster hat einen filmischen Brief an seine Ur-Enkelin Dorit verfasst, die in den 2060er Jahren geboren wird und deren kleine gelbe Gummistiefel an einer ganz anderen Küste...

African elephants are slaughtered for their ivory, but sadly the plight of the Asian Elephant has been completely overlooked even though they are the elephant we are most familiar with in zoos,...

The lesser spotted eagle faces extinction. Brooding and hunting grounds are strictly classified. This rescue operation shows the birth of two chicks in Poland to the release of the young birds into...

80 years old and still Prof. Wyss goes on an adventurous excursion. A journey into a dangerous world of sex and violence, an expedition into the microcosm of our front yard - the world of the insects...

20 years ago, the water quality of the river Elbe improved so much that various species of fish returned, amongst them large shoals of smelts. Recently, numbers of smelts have been declining with...

Alpine pastures only exist because for centuries Swiss farmers have been driving their cattle into the mountains. They have been coming up with new ideas how to preserve their unique landscape. ...

Now Or Never tells the story of the rarest great ape in the world, the Tapanuli Orangutan. Only recently identified as an entirely new species, they already face extinction. The orangutans only home...

Up to 75 per cent of insects in Germany have disappeared, a silent death with consequences because two thirds of the 100 most important crop plants need insects for pollination. New concepts are...

The young generation will bear the full brunt of climate change. 17 years old activist Xiuhtezcatl Martinez travels the world naming and shaming the perpetrators of the climate crisis and calls for...

We are living in the age of plastic: plastic is everywhere. Fresh waters are not an exception: the Tisza river is one of Europe’s most heavily polluted rivers. In 2013 a NGO launched a funny boat race...

Insects are dying. In nature reserves over the last 27 years insects have depleted by more than 75 per cent. An alarm signal with unknown effects. It could mean a drastic reduction in fish, lizards,...

<p>After all native desert bighorn sheep were eliminated from Texas by the 1960s, conservationists began the long fight for their return. Now, after many years of hard work and trial and error,...

Russia is the largest and has the most varied landscape on earth. With more than 100 nature reserves, national parks and biosphere reservations, devoted scientists and conservationists are fighting to...

<p>Everybody's time is running, like sand in a hourglass. Most of us will fight against time when sand is running out. During this film we will follow the last struggles of an ant whose time seems...

The world’s most trafficked mammal isn’t the tiger, or the elephant or the rhino, rather it’s the pangolin; a small scaled creature that lives throughout Asia and Africa. Its body is covered in ...

<p>Von Dickhornschafen und Abenteurern, alten Engländern und Brachvögeln, von Paddleboards in Grönland und traditioneller Baumfällarbeit - alle Filme beeindrucken auf ihre Art. Nach dem bunten...

<p> </p>Er war ein „Star“ unter den Journalisten: Horst Stern hat in den 1970er Jahren mit seinen „Bemerkungen über ...“ Fernsehgeschichte geschrieben. Die Reihe „Sterns Stunden“ wurde zur besten...

Roughly 8.7 million species are living on our planet, 22,000 are critically endangered. Andreas Kieling wants to find out why. He visits scientists all over the globe offering intimate insights into...

<p>My friend Samira wanted to make a short film for her little brother and his kindergarten class, to explain what she’s been up to in Indonesia. Samira is a scuba instructor and has been learning...

<p>The film shows Michael Walther’s paddleboard journey along the ”Great Route” of Greenland. During this trip, he meets Valdemar Petersen and together they demonstrate the effect of global warming on...

Deep in the swampy rainforests of India, live tiny creatures as old as dinosaurs. Sadly, more than 80% of the 400 species of amphibians found in India are endangered. Some have not been seen from...

The Northern Andes are home to a stunning variety of life. Boasting poison frogs, high-flying monkeys, the continent’s only bears, and tropical glaciers, the Northern Andes are unlike anywhere else on...

It follows the Vikings’ footsteps from the Norwegian Coast to Newfoundland, visiting each of the magical islands of ‘Fire and Ice’ on the way: the Shetlands, the Faroes, Greenland and Iceland. In...

In Tokyo, there are unapproachable &quot;lost islands&quot; where unspoiled environs cradle rich wildlife. Sofugan is a 100-meter-high solitary rock pillar standing in the ocean 650km south of the...

How can the Little Tern, a seabird, survive in an inland lake after its shore habitat is destroyed? Using remote cameras, we captured in 4k resolution its behavior from mating, nesting and parenting...

Deep in the heart of Europe, an unexpected wilderness flourishes. Join us on a journey to reveal a year in the lives of Romania’s diverse and treasured plants and animals. Discover how they endure the...

Amazing habitats and pure wilderness – this is Wales. Along its coast live dolphins, otters, grey seals and tens of thousands of sea birds. Inland, red kites roam the sky, foxes raise their pups and...

Motor vehicles cost money, are noisy, cause pollution, are stationary almost 23 hours a day and are an urban problem. This film challenges our relationship to our car and the options to get around...

Revealing how Russia’s species are adapting to our planet’s most extreme conditions, at a time of global climate change. Wild Edens Russia captures the rare and iconic wildlife that inhabit every ...

When we go to sleep, revellers emerge: Nightingales sing their songs, fireflies send out luminous signs, and badgers or racoons appear. Many animals live close to us and yet we hardly notice them....

Uganda unites all the magic of Eastern Africa from savannah to rainforests. It is home to 5,000 m high snow-covered mountains in the west and to half of Lake Victoria, the world’s second largest...

Amid the lush rainforest in Gabon, Africa, live rare monkeys with unforgettable faces. The male mandrill boasts magnificent blue cheeks with a bright red stripe down its nose, a trait used to...

Wenn die ersten warmen Sonnenstrahlen Frühjahrsblumen hervorlocken kommen die Kraniche. Aber wo kommen sie her und wo fliegen sie hin? Wir folgen ihnen im Frühjahr Richtung Norden und beobachten die...

&nbsp;Ecuador‘s Yasuní National Park is one of the most biodiverse places on Earth. The park is threatened by oil production. Indigenous peoples and Ecuadorians fight to protect the rainforest. The...

At noon of March equinox, the rays of the sun hit the ground vertically along the equator, an event that is celebrated in many places along the 32,000 kms of its course. But many seaside places are...

<p> PREMIERE LESUNG UND MULTIMEDIAVORTRAG </p><p>Ist faire Partnerschaft mehr als eine Vision? „Homo homini lupus“ – nach dem berühmten Satz von Thomas Hobbes ist der Mensch gegenüber seinem...