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Newly reintroduced along with his pack to Yellowstone National Park, Wolf 8 struggles at first. Small and bullied by his siblings, he must learn to fend for himself in his new home, learning to hunt, compete for food, and even stand up to a grizzly bear 10 times his size. One day, little 8 meets an alpha female raising a litter of pups on her own. Her mate was killed by humans. Can little 8 rise to the occasion and help the young family survive? Is he ready to be an alpha wolf?

North American porcupines have sharp quills that can hurt their predators. Many animals wouldn’t try to get around these quills, but the clever Canada lynx, master of camouflage and hunting, knows a way! Which animal will win in a fight? Learn more about their features and find out who rules the North American forests.

Lily Lu can't wait to see sea otters when she and her mom head to the California coast. While there, Lily spots a sea otter pup separated from its mom. Can Lily help the pup?

Wild boars and Komodo dragons both live on Komodo Island in Indonesia. Komodo dragons are fierce predators with venomous saliva and large muscles. But wild boars can run fast and fight with their tusks. Which animal would win in a fight? Explore their traits and abilities to find out!

Cheetahs and Thomson’s gazelles are two of the fastest creatures on the African savanna. What features make cheetahs so quick? What skills allow gazelles to escape from these quick predators? Find out if a gazelle has what it takes to outrun a cheetah, or if this big cat will have an easy meal!

Lily Lu joins her mom in Florida and learns about dolphins, including how they all have unique whistles. But what can Lily do when she hears a dolphin cry for help?

Green anacondas and capybaras go head-to-head in South American swamps, marshes, and streams. Green anacondas, one of the world's largest snakes, sneak up on prey and then strike! But capybaras, which are the world's biggest rodents, are strong and skilled swimmers. Discover which animal comes out on top in this battle between predator and prey.

At one time, red wolves roamed the US from southern New York to as far south as Florida and as far west as Texas. But as European settlers moved in, these wolves began losing their home range and were hunted as a threat. Red wolves became so rare by 1973 that they were given protection under the US Endangered Species Act. Then scientists came up with a daring plan: round up all remaining red wolves, launch a captive breeding program, and once the captive population was large enough, release red wolves to roam free in protected areas.

Jackals will eat almost anything. On the African savanna, they will even steal food from much bigger animals, like lions. Learn more about the lives of jackals.

Sloths spend most of their lives in trees, and until recently, scientists didn’t know very much about them. But Dr. Rebecca Cliffe was determined to discover their secrets. To find out more, she fitted sloths with special backpacks containing a device to track their activity. She learned how to climb trees in the Costa Rican jungle so she could take sloth hair samples and test their DNA. And she’s helped create sloth crossings and plant trees to ensure the sloths aren’t trapped in shrinking territories. Along the way, she earned the nickname Dr. Sloth.

In the dark, Kristofer Helgen and a group of scientists peered up into the treetops of the Ecuadorian cloud forest. Staring back at them was a furry, four-legged creature. Could it be the mysterious, wild olinguito? Helgen had been studying the olingo, a relative of raccoons, for years. As he examined their pelts and skulls in museums, he noticed differences in a few. Through scientific investigating, he realized the different examples weren't olingos at all - he had discovered a completely new species.

Paulie the moos-ician can hardly wait to host a Passover seder for his friends. Unfortunately, his seder doesn't turn out quite the way he planned. Will the hunt for the afikomen make the evening a success?