♪ Look around ♪
♪ Look around ♪

♪ Look around ♪
♪ Look around ♪

♪ And drink it in ♪
♪ And drink it in ♪

(thunder crashing)
(thunder crashing)

♪ Don't stop me now ♪
♪ Don't stop me now ♪

♪ Don't stop me from singing ♪
♪ Don't stop me from singing ♪

- [Narrator] On an Australian island
- [Narrator] On an Australian island

at the end of the world,
at the end of the world,

one man gets a life-shattering diagnosis.
one man gets a life-shattering diagnosis.

- [Pete] I didn't feel right.
- [Pete] I didn't feel right.

I had a really strong headache for about a year.
I had a really strong headache for about a year.

A neurosurgeon noticed just a heap of lesions in my brain.
A neurosurgeon noticed just a heap of lesions in my brain.

- [Narrator] A nature lover, Pete turns to the stream
- [Narrator] A nature lover, Pete turns to the stream

that runs through his home city for solace.
that runs through his home city for solace.

- [Pete] I think destiny probably drew me to the waterway.
- [Pete] I think destiny probably drew me to the waterway.

- [Narrator] There, he meets a very special animal.
- [Narrator] There, he meets a very special animal.

- I couldn't believe it the first time
- I couldn't believe it the first time

that this platypus just zoomed right up to me
that this platypus just zoomed right up to me

and put a bill out of the water and started wiggling it.
and put a bill out of the water and started wiggling it.

- [Narrator] It was the first of many encounters,
- [Narrator] It was the first of many encounters,

so Pete named her Zoom.
so Pete named her Zoom.

- [Pete] It felt like a doorway had opened.
- [Pete] It felt like a doorway had opened.

The magical portal into the world of the platypus.
The magical portal into the world of the platypus.

- [Narrator] This egg-laying, duck-billed mammal
- [Narrator] This egg-laying, duck-billed mammal

is perhaps the most unusual creature in the animal kingdom.
is perhaps the most unusual creature in the animal kingdom.

- [Pete] But then one day, I came across Zoom,
- [Pete] But then one day, I came across Zoom,

and everything changed.
and everything changed.

I saw that there was a plastic ring around her bill.
I saw that there was a plastic ring around her bill.

(camera clicking)
(camera clicking)

I felt helpless.
I felt helpless.

It was as if the natural world was trying
It was as if the natural world was trying

to deliver a message: you have to do something
to deliver a message: you have to do something

to help the platypus.
to help the platypus.

♪ You can let in the light ♪
♪ You can let in the light ♪

♪ And let it show ♪
♪ And let it show ♪

- [Narrator] If you come across a jam of cars
- [Narrator] If you come across a jam of cars

in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park,
in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park,

it's possible you're about to see a very famous wild animal.
it's possible you're about to see a very famous wild animal.

- Grizzly Bear 399, she's known as the matriarch
- Grizzly Bear 399, she's known as the matriarch

or the queen.
or the queen.

- [Narrator] At 27 years old,
- [Narrator] At 27 years old,

Bear 399 is believed to have 22 descendants
Bear 399 is believed to have 22 descendants

and is thought to be the oldest known female with cubs.
and is thought to be the oldest known female with cubs.

- 399 is on the road to international fame.
- 399 is on the road to international fame.

- [Narrator] Her rockstar status led photographer
- [Narrator] Her rockstar status led photographer

Tom Mangelsen to chronicle her life.
Tom Mangelsen to chronicle her life.

- I've been documenting 399 for 15 years.
- I've been documenting 399 for 15 years.

You think about what this bear has gone through
You think about what this bear has gone through

in her 27 years of life, raised all those cubs,
in her 27 years of life, raised all those cubs,

all the brutalness of winter, all the lack of food.
all the brutalness of winter, all the lack of food.

- [Narrator] Season after season,
- [Narrator] Season after season,

this mother and grandmother survives.
this mother and grandmother survives.

- [Tom] She's an extremely incredible bear.
- [Tom] She's an extremely incredible bear.

None ever like her and none likely to ever come
None ever like her and none likely to ever come

this way again.
this way again.

(bright music continues)
(bright music continues)

- [Narrator] Every year, shorebirds take to the sky
- [Narrator] Every year, shorebirds take to the sky

for a marathon migration.
for a marathon migration.

They follow eight major routes called flyaways.
They follow eight major routes called flyaways.

Along the way, they must stop and refuel,
Along the way, they must stop and refuel,

but development and climate change are having an impact
but development and climate change are having an impact

on their food source.
on their food source.

- [Speaker] When birds are on migration,
- [Speaker] When birds are on migration,

little bits of habitat
little bits of habitat

are disappearing, disappearing, disappearing.
are disappearing, disappearing, disappearing.

(thunder crashing) - And also face
(thunder crashing) - And also face

hunger and starvation.
hunger and starvation.

- We see a population that is declining
- We see a population that is declining

because of all kind of problems.
because of all kind of problems.

Our studies on birds actually can contribute
Our studies on birds actually can contribute

to making a better world.
to making a better world.

We can learn from the birds as canaries in the coal mine,
We can learn from the birds as canaries in the coal mine,

because they tell a global story
because they tell a global story

that the world has troubles.
that the world has troubles.

♪ Don't stop me now ♪ ♪ Don't stop me from sayin' it ♪
♪ Don't stop me now ♪ ♪ Don't stop me from sayin' it ♪

- [Narrator] In the African wilderness,
- [Narrator] In the African wilderness,

there are three rivals whose worlds are about to collide:
there are three rivals whose worlds are about to collide:

a lioness on the run with her cubs,
a lioness on the run with her cubs,

a lone leopard possessive of her territory,
a lone leopard possessive of her territory,

and a pair of cheetah bachelor brothers looking for mates.
and a pair of cheetah bachelor brothers looking for mates.

(lion roaring)
(lion roaring)

But in a land where they keep bumping into each other,
But in a land where they keep bumping into each other,

how will these big cats survive?
how will these big cats survive?

♪ You can let in the light ♪
♪ You can let in the light ♪

♪ And let it show ♪
♪ And let it show ♪

- [Narrator] The world's oceans
- [Narrator] The world's oceans

are still shrouded in mystery.
are still shrouded in mystery.

An alien world with wondrous animals
An alien world with wondrous animals

(water sloshing)
(water sloshing)

and strange gatherings.
and strange gatherings.

To unlock these secrets of the deep,
To unlock these secrets of the deep,

the "Spy in the Wild" series continues
the "Spy in the Wild" series continues

with perhaps their most ambitious mission yet:
with perhaps their most ambitious mission yet:

30 new spy creatures will infiltrate
30 new spy creatures will infiltrate

almost every ocean on the planet.
almost every ocean on the planet.

Custom made to resemble the animals they're filming,
Custom made to resemble the animals they're filming,

these incognito cameras capture moments
these incognito cameras capture moments

of extraordinary intelligence and emotions.
of extraordinary intelligence and emotions.

Perhaps, we have more in common with these sea creatures
Perhaps, we have more in common with these sea creatures

than we think.
than we think.

(bright music continues)
(bright music continues)

(lions roaring)
(lions roaring)

♪ See the world in a brand new way ♪
♪ See the world in a brand new way ♪