NDR Naturfilm

Looks at the relationship between predator and prey across a broad spectrum of both land and sea species and the challenges faced by each side of the hunter/hunted equation.

At the very northern edge of North America is Ellesmere Island, where the unforgiving Arctic winds tear through the tundra dipping temperatures to 40 below zero. But running through this shifting sea of snow and ice is one of the most hardened predators on the planet, the White Wolf.

A new series that explores the dramatic contests between predators and their prey.

A remarkable new story is unfolding in the Arctic. As the ice melts and polar bears struggle to survive, another animal is taking over the polar bear's once dominant role as top predator. An ever-increasing number of killer whales are appearing in Arctic waters. As the polar bear's world is shrinking, the orca's is growing.

Explores the wildlife of six areas of Russia (Kamchatka, Primorye, Caucasus, Sibera, the Arctic, and the Urals.

"All but invisible, the snow leopard waits. On great cliffs across the valley bharal males fight viciously over mating rights. They neglect to eat. Many are injured. The snow leopard bides its time until nightfall when it will prey. December is freezing and bleak in the Rumbak Valley in Ladakh, Northern India. Five thousand metres up, the air contains only half oxygen of a breath taken at sea level. On the rain shadowed northern side of the Himalaya,...