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Penguins: Meet the Family

Season 40 Episode 8 | 53m 18s

A celebration of one of Earth’s most iconic and beloved birds, featuring all 18 species of penguins for the first time, from New Zealand, Cape Town, the Galapagos Islands and Antarctica.

Aired: 02/08/22 | Expires: 05/21/25
Major support for NATURE is provided by The Arnhold Family in memory of Henry and Clarisse Arnhold, The Fairweather Foundation, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Charles Rosenblum, Kathy Chiao and Ken Hao, Sarah and Sandra Lyu in memory of Seung and Dorothy Lyu, Colin S. Edwards, Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, Filomen M. D’Agostino Foundation, Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust, Gregg Peters Monsees Foundation, Seton J. Melvin, Koo and Patricia Yuen, Sandra Atlas Bass, Bradley L. Goldberg Family Foundation, Dr. George Stanley and Sandra Caruso, The Hite Foundation, Kitty Hawks and Larry Lederman, Perpetual Kindness Foundation and Sun Hill Renewal Fund, Ruth Mary Einhorn, Arlene and Milton D. Berkman, by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by Viewers Like You.
Extras
In the otherworldly Spiny Forest of Madagascar, a historic release is about to take place.
The Bear River was once a lush area with wetlands, hot springs, and abundant wildlife.
Terry Masear helps rescue baby hummingbird twins whose mother died.
Injured hummingbirds Mikhail and Alexa happily share a cage.
Meet the world’s first sloth detective dog, Keysha.
Climb into the jungle canopy with Tamara Ávila Atagua as she builds life-saving bridges for sloths.
Follow a woman’s transformative journey as she nurtures wounded hummingbirds.
Brand new to science: a sloth drinking water—captured cinematically for the first time.
A sloth scientist, her tree-climbing BFF, and their dog work to save Costa Rica’s sloth populations.
A buffalo hunt is a family affair.