Earth at Night in Color

Lion Grasslands

After dark on Kenya’s Maasai Mara grasslands, a lioness won’t rest until she finds the young cubs she’s lost.

Tarsier Forest

As darkness falls, a family of tiny primates in Sulawesi ventures into the jungle to find food while protecting their babies.

Jaguar Jungle

A jaguar fights to keep his river home in Brazil as the night brings both challenges and opportunities to hunt.

Bear Woodlands

In the boreal forests of Europe, a young brown bear clashes with wolves—and tries to find a mate beneath the stars.

Wild Cities

When Los Angeles, Chicago, and Toronto light up at nightfall, they create worlds of opportunities for the cleverest animals willing to take the risk.

Cheetah Plains

In Kenya’s Maasai Mara, two cheetah brothers attempt a high-speed night hunt with a gang of powerful hyenas on their trail.

Elephant Plains

A family of African elephants leverage the cool night to journey in search of water, but the darkness leaves them unexpectedly vulnerable.

Puma Mountain

A young puma coming of age in the Patagonian mountains must learn to survive on her own after her mother leaves to start a new family.

Kangaroo Valley

Trying to survive the Australian night, a family of kangaroos evade a pack of hungry dingoes hunting them in the darkness.

Coral Reef

As night descends, the coral reef world transforms. A dazzling realm of hidden hunters and natural wonders emerge from the dark.

Seal Coast

On Namibia’s Skeleton Coast, a seal pup left home alone must outwit jackals and hyena ambushes to survive the night.

Polar Bear Winter

A mother polar bear must lead her cubs through one of the year’s coldest, longest nights at the onset of arctic winter.