Episode 1
The Great Melt
50m10.0 / 10
The summer melt of Arctic ice provides opportunities for millions of animals.
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TV series
Nature's Great Events
2009NR1 season8.4 / 10
Documentary series looking at the most dramatic wildlife spectacles on our planet, showing how life responds to natural events which can dramatically transform entire landscapes.
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Where to watch in United States
Checked Jul 22, 2026
Nature's Great Events is available to stream on DirecTV On Demand, Discovery+, Discovery+ (Via Amazon Prime), HBO (Via Hulu), HBO Max, Max (Via Amazon Prime), and YouTube TV in United States. You can also buy it from Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
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Synopsis
Documentary series looking at the most dramatic wildlife spectacles on our planet, showing how life responds to natural events which can dramatically transform entire landscapes.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 2
The Great Salmon Run
50m
Every year, the survival of grizzly bears in North America depends on a spectacular natural event: the return of hundreds of millions of salmon from the Pacific Ocean to the mountain streams where they were born. This great return provides food not only for bears, but for killer whales, wolves, bald eagles and the very forest itself. Will the salmon return in time to keep the hungry bears alive?
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Episode 3
The Great Migration
50m
The story of a lion family's struggle to survive until the return of the great migration.
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Episode 4
The Great Tide
50m
A look at the sardine run, which happens each winter along the South African coast.
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Episode 5
The Great Flood
50m
Millions of animals time their migration across the Kalahari Desert to coincide with the the annual flooding of Botswana's Okavango Delta.
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Episode 6
The Great Feast
50mfinale
The summer plankton bloom in the north-east Pacific draws in animals in great numbers, from the billion-strong shoals of herring to migratory humpback whales.
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More about Nature's Great Events
Cast
David AttenboroughSelf - PresenterProduction details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Miniseries
- Episodes
- 6
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
BBC OneUnited Kingdom
BBCUnited Kingdom
Wanda VisiónSpain
DiscoveryUnited States
Themes
animalsnatural eventsnaturenature documentarywildlife
