Animal Documentary Movies

Weighing more than 15 tons, a sperm whale has a brain larger than any other animal on earth and is considered one of the more social whale species....

Do we need animals to fill the void that should really be filled by people? To what extent do we project our own deprivation and longing on these...

When it comes to 'what Mother Nature intended', it turns out she was pretty open-minded. In this vivid, funny and eye-opening one-off doc we take the...

The Air Jaws team, Chris Fallows, Alison Towner, Dickie Chivell and Enrico Gennari record the breaching behavior of multiple great white sharks off...

Tardigrades, also known as water bears, are microscopic animals famous for their incredible ability to survive extreme conditions. Despite their...

It’s Saturday afternoon when the first case comes through the door of the emergency veterinary clinic: from that point on, there’s no...

Cats are the most popular pet in Europe. Around 14 million house pets live in German households alone. But hardly anything is known about the nature...

Join the big cats as we get up close and personal with their journeys through growing pains, adulthood, survival struggles and unfamiliar...

Do animals have feelings? Empathy even? A documentary with some insights due to advancing technology.

In this captivating tale, lion researcher Dr. Philip Stander follows three orphaned desert lion cubs as they navigate the harsh realities of survival...

Who knows about springtails? And among those for whom this name rings a bell, how many have already seen them? Yet, these small animals, similar to...

This heart-warming documentary shows true stories about the unconditional loyalty between humans and dogs and investigates our best friends'...

Realist documentarian Frederick Wiseman hones his lens on the inmates of the Yerkes Primate Research Center in Atlanta, GA. A representative...

From the North Pole to remote islands, birds can live almost anywhere. How do these resilient animals thrive in such different environments? They...

The life of a young female African lynx who lands in Cape Town after a long journey, learning to survive on the outskirts of the city among abandoned...

Showcased in beautiful IMAX format, this documentary takes viewers into the hearts, minds and world of chimpanzees as it profiles legendary scientist...

Shark filmmakers hunt for "Air Jaws" breaching in New Zealands hidden "launch pad".