Hostile Planet

20191 series
Available on NatGeoWild HD
NatGeoWild HD

Adventurer/survivalist Bear Grylls hosts and narrates this six-part docuseries, which draws attention to the volatility of Mother Nature and the resilient animals that survive Earth's most extreme habitats. Each episode characterises one of the planet's roughest environments - including jungles, mountains, deserts, oceans, the poles and grasslands - and how each of its inhabitants acclimate to its turn of events. As Grylls guides viewers through these extreme locations, the incredible ways in which animals have adapted to survive against all odds are celebrated. Academy Award-winning cinematographer and director Guillermo Navarro (`Pan's Labyrinth') is among the executive producers.

Deserts: Episode Image
Episode 5Deserts

As the sun gets hotter and the deserts get drier, the fight to survive grows even tougher for these remarkable creatures. Bear Grylls narrates a stunning look. (S1, ep 4)

Polar: Episode Image
Episode 6Polar

Polar bears and arctic foxes are Earth's ultimate survivors. But as the ice breaks beneath their paws, even their resilience is tested to the extreme. With Bear Grylls. (S1, ep 6)

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