Animals in Planet Earth III

The third Planet Earth series from the BBC Studios Natural History Unit, filmed across 43 countries, follows animals in eight habitats and closes with a look at people working to protect wildlife. 61 species identified, episode by episode.

Episode 1: Coasts

First shown 22 October 2023 · 8 species · Open the episode page

Cape fur sealArctocephalus pusillus · Least Concern Great white sharkCarcharodon carcharias · Vulnerable NarwhalMonodon monoceros · Least Concern LionPanthera leo · Vulnerable Southern right whaleEubalaena australis · Least Concern Western terrestrial garter snakeThamnophis elegans · Least Concern American flamingoPhoenicopterus ruber · Least Concern Green sea turtleChelonia mydas · Least Concern

Episode 2: Ocean

First shown 29 October 2023 · 13 species · Open the episode page

Clown frogfishAntennarius maculatus · Least Concern Horn sharkHeterodontus francisci · Least Concern Giant sea bassStereolepis gigas · Critically Endangered Tope sharkGaleorhinus galeus · Critically Endangered Wolf eelAnarrhichthys ocellatus · Least Concern Broadnose sevengill sharkNotorynchus cepedianus · Vulnerable Blue sharkPrionace glauca · Near Threatened Columbus crabPlanes minutus · Not Evaluated Loggerhead sea turtleCaretta caretta · Vulnerable OrcaOrcinus orca · Data DeficientPelican eel (gulper eel)Eurypharynx pelecanoides · No Feravox page yetPearl octopusMuusoctopus robustus · No Feravox page yetSouth American sea lionOtaria flavescens · Least Concern

Episode 3: Deserts & Grasslands

First shown 5 November 2023 · 9 species · Open the episode page

Dromedary camelCamelus dromedarius · Least Concern Common ostrichStruthio camelus · Least Concern Spotted bowerbirdChlamydera maculata · Least Concern Chacma baboonPapio ursinus · Least Concern LeopardPanthera pardus · Critically Endangered Saiga antelopeSaiga tatarica · Near Threatened Maned wolfChrysocyon brachyurus · Near Threatened African bush elephantLoxodonta africana · Endangered Kordofan giraffeGiraffa camelopardalis · Vulnerable

Episode 4: Freshwater

First shown 12 November 2023 · 8 species · Open the episode page

Gliding tree frogAgalychnis spurrelli · Least Concern Mugger crocodileCrocodylus palustris · Vulnerable ChitalAxis axis · Least Concern African jacanaActophilornis africanus · Least Concern African wild dogLycaon pictus · Endangered LechweKobus leche · Near ThreatenedLivingston's cichlidNimbochromis livingstonii · No Feravox page yetIndus river dolphinPlatanista minor · Endangered

Episode 5: Forests

First shown 19 November 2023 · 7 species · Open the episode page

Oriental pied hornbillAnthracoceros albirostris · Least Concern Treehopper (Aetalion reticulatum)Aetalion reticulatum · Not Evaluated DholeCuon alpinus · Endangered ChitalAxis axis · Least Concern Golden pheasantChrysolophus pictus · Least Concern Spirit bear (Kermode bear)Ursus americanus · Least Concern Chimpanzee (eastern)Pan troglodytes · Endangered

Episode 6: Extremes

First shown 26 November 2023 · 8 species · Open the episode page

Arctic wolfCanis lupus · Least Concern MuskoxOvibos moschatus · Least Concern Common frogRana temporaria · Least Concern Barbary macaqueMacaca sylvanus · Endangered Monarch butterflyDanaus plexippus · Least Concern Golden-shouldered parrotPsephotellus chrysopterygius · Endangered African bush elephantLoxodonta africana · Endangered Snow leopardPanthera uncia · Vulnerable

Episode 7: Human

First shown 3 December 2023 · 9 species · Open the episode page

Greater one-horned rhinocerosRhinoceros unicornis · Vulnerable Long-tailed macaqueMacaca fascicularis · Endangered Pavement antTetramorium immigrans · Not Evaluated Monocled cobraNaja kaouthia · Least Concern Tawny frogmouthPodargus strigoides · Least Concern American black bearUrsus americanus · Least Concern Humpback whaleMegaptera novaeangliae · Least Concern African bush elephantLoxodonta africana · Endangered Desert locustSchistocerca gregaria · Not Evaluated

Episode 8: Heroes

First shown 10 December 2023 · 3 species · Open the episode page

Black rhinocerosDiceros bicornis · Critically EndangeredMorona-Santiago stubfoot toadAtelopus halihelos · No Feravox page yetNorthern bald ibisGeronticus eremita · Endangered

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