The Hunt
The fascinating relationship between predators and their prey, and the strategies predators use to catch their food and prey use to escape death.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:David Attenborough , Jamie McPherson , Huw Cordey , Hugh Pearson , Damien Boisseau , Doug Anderson , Mark Smith , Jason Roberts , Ignacio Walker , Rolf Steinmann , Mark Deeble , John Calambokidis , Jonathan Hughes , David Reichert , Victoria Stone , Oskar Strøm , Sammy Munene , Jacca Deeble
S1.E1 ∙ The Hardest Challenge
This episode explores the ways predators - like the leopard, crocodiles, killer whales, and wild dogs - attempt to catch their prey.
S1.E2 ∙ In the Grip of the Seasons (Arctic)
This episode discusses the challenging nature of hunting in the Arctic and how top predators, like the wolf and polar bear, must adapt to the changing seasons in order to survive.
S1.E3 ∙ Hide and Seek (Forests)
In this episode, the focus is on forest predators such as tigers, army ants, and chimpanzees.
S1.E4 ∙ Hunger at Sea (Oceans)
In the immense and open ocean, predators face a continual search for food. This episode looks at how blue whales, sea lions, dolphins, and other ocean predators manage to hunt for prey in this watery desert.
S1.E5 ∙ Nowhere to Hide (Plains)
The great plains of grassland and desert expose both prey and predator, challenging lions, bald eagles, cheetahs, and other predators to develop different strategies for catching their food.
S1.E6 ∙ Race Against Time (Coasts)
The coast is home to air, land, and ocean predators, who must all take advantage of what few opportunities exist in this dynamic area shaped by tides and waves.
S1.E7 ∙ Living with Predators (Conservation)
In this last episode, visit the front-line of conflict between nature's top predators and the human race. Three-quarters of the world's predator populations are declining: can mankind learn to co-exist with predators like polar bears, tigers, and blue whales?
