The Wild Ones (2025)
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Plot
One of the most ambitious wildlife series ever filmed, The Wild Ones explores our planet's fragile ecosystems, uncovering insights about how to help save and protect the most precious endangered species. All of the elusive animals captured on film in The Wild Ones have one thing in common - there are fewer than one thousand of them left in the wild.The Wild Ones follows a team of world-class filmmakers and scientists as they venture off the beaten path, capturing groundbreaking, often first-time footage of the planet's most charismatic species using cutting-edge technology. The rare species profiled include the Gobi bear, Malayan tiger, Javan rhino, Caucasian leopard, Cross River gorilla and the North Atlantic right whale.
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Season01
- S01E01
TigersJuly 11, 2025—In Malaysia's remote rainforests, Declan, Vianet, and Aldo look for the world's rarest tigers in hopes of defending them from ruthless poach - S01E02
BearsJuly 11, 2025—Deep in the desert of Mongolia, the team plays the ultimate game of hide-and-seek, searching for Gobi bears before they disappear forever. - S01E03
RhinosJuly 11, 2025—On the island of Java, the crew dodges crocodiles to try and find the world's rarest rhinos in a bid to help them breed again. - S01E04
LeopardsJuly 11, 2025—In Armenia's rugged mountains, the team pursues one of the most mysterious and majestic predators: Caucasian leopards. - S01E05
GorillasJuly 11, 2025—The team ships out to Gabon's dense jungles to track down an entirely wild troop of gorillas—with a surprising plan to save them from extinc - S01E06
WhalesJuly 11, 2025—Battling the North Atlantic, the team squeezes into the belly of a boat to find endangered whales with the help of emerging technology.
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