EPISODE GUIDE

Big Beasts
Season 1.

10 episodes in the catalogue. Explore the stories and air dates, then choose an episode to open FRAME’s player.

1. The Grey Whale

Air date: 2023-04-21 · 29 min

Embarking on an epic journey for food, a mother whale leads her calf on the longest migration of any mammal.

Air date: 2023-04-21 · 28 min

A four-ton elephant seal returns to his breeding beach on the cusp of summer — and quickly learns the competition for females is fierce.

Air date: 2023-04-28 · 27 min

In the Brazilian Pantanal — a wetland larger than England — a six-foot otter attempts to raise her cubs in the shadow of hungry jaguars.

Air date: 2023-04-28 · 29 min

Makumba is one of the best studied gorillas in the world. Now past his prime, he must find new ways to maintain his status as king of the jungle.

Air date: 2023-05-05 · 29 min

In Earth's largest inland delta, Africa's deadliest mammal fights to keep his family afloat as the dry season approaches.

Air date: 2023-05-05 · 25 min

Rocky Mountain summers are fleeting, leading local bears to gain weight, sharpen defenses and engage in a dynamic fight for domination.

Air date: 2023-05-12 · 25 min

A blazing sun scorches the African savanna, where the planet's biggest bird protects his eggs and giraffes struggle to fuel their towering bodies.

Air date: 2023-05-12 · 27 min

In Borneo, apes and monkeys train their babies in the treetops, but with gravity against them, the stakes are high — and crocodiles lurk below.

Air date: 2023-05-19 · 29 min

Monsoon season drives giants toward higher ground, and big cats battle it out to claim dwindling territory in an Indian valley.

Air date: 2023-05-19 · 29 min

Subzero temperatures force polar bears to bulk up — but as summer returns and the planet grows warmer, they find themselves on thin ice.