The best episodes of Animal
Ranked by viewer rating, highs first. Lit marks on the season rail place this list across the run. Vote on a placement to back it or contest it. Fewer than 10 rated episodes — treat this ranking as provisional.
- 01
Majestic, powerful and dead, big cats were once thought to be solitary creatures. But we're now realizing just how collaborative they can be.
- 02
Be it foxes on city streets or wolves on the tundra, canines rely on sharp senses, athleticism and fierce determination to punch above their weight.
- 03
It's not all about the pouches. These mammalian misfits are full of surprises, from flamboyant kangaroo showdowns to rattling koala mating calls.
- 04
In changing seas and oceans, cephalopods like the cuttlefish and the giant Pacific octopus must rely on their remarkable intelligence to survive.
- 05
Smart, sensitive and family-oriented, our wild ape relatives rely on each other to learn - and redefine - the secrets of survival.
- 06
Curved talons, hooked beaks, killer eyesight: these aerial assassins have the most sophisticated tools for hunting prey at their disposal.
- 07
To rule some of the planet's most hostile lands, bears can't lean solely on brute force: it takes both brains and brawn to reach the top.
- 08
Dolphins use their intelligence to form complex undersea societies, come up with resourceful hunting techniques - and indulge in their dark side.
