Episodes
Painted, narrator-led documentaries about pet behavior, wild relatives and true animal stories. Each page lists its sources.
- Why Lizards Wait for the SunWhy would a lizard wait all morning for the sun? Ziggy the bearded dragon warms up while an old garden wall wakes up outside.
- Why Hamsters Stuff Their CheeksWhy does your hamster stuff his cheeks and hide the food? Pip does it every night; his wild cousin fills an underground pantry for winter.
- Why Dogs Spin Before Lying DownWhy does your dog turn in a circle before lying down? Juno does it every night; a Yellowstone wolf does almost the same in deep snow.
- Why Your Cat Goes Wild at 3 A.M.Why does your cat get the zoomies at night? Meet Miso and her wild double, the black-footed cat, one of the most successful hunters among cats.
- Why a Rabbit Fears the Sky: Hawks, Kestrels and BuzzardsHow does a rabbit know a hawk is coming? Clover spends an afternoon on the lawn while the garden's birds of prey sweep overhead.
- She Was Banded in 1956. She's Still Coming Back.Wisdom, a Laysan albatross banded at Midway Atoll in 1956, is the oldest known wild bird. How sure can we be?
- This Dog Waited at a Train Station for Almost 10 YearsThe true story of Hachiko, the Akita who kept returning to Shibuya Station, and what science says about why dogs wait for us.
- Your Hamster's Garden at Night: Moths, Spiders, HedgehogsWhat happens in the garden after dark? Pip watches from the window while we drop to hamster height to meet a moth, a bat, a spider and a hedgehog.
- The Dog Who Walked 2,500 Miles HomeIn 1923 Bobbie the collie was lost in Indiana. Six months later he walked into Silverton, Oregon. What do we actually know?
- Your Dog vs a Wolf: Who Has the Better Nose?Why does your dog stop at every lamp post? Follow Juno on a morning walk, inside her nose, and out to her wild cousin, the grey wolf.
- The Bird That Flew 7,000 Miles Without LandingIn 2007 a bar-tailed godwit called E7 flew from Alaska to New Zealand nonstop: 11,680 km in about eight days, tracked by satellite.