All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 March of the Leafcutters

    • January 1, 2015

    The strength of the leafcutter ant lies in numbers--four million foot soldiers form a single unit, their domain spanning an area of two or more football fields.

  • S01E02 Frog Rescue

    • January 1, 2015

    The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute is working tirelessly to save many of Panama's diverse frog species.

  • S01E03 The Cost of Love

    • January 1, 2015

    For bats, the mating calls of Panamanian frogs stand out like coordinates on a map, allowing the winged predators to zero in with precision on future meals.

  • S01E04 Translucent Wonders

    • January 1, 2015

    When glass frogs emerge during the rainy season, researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute follow their migration out of the forest and along streams.

  • S01E05 Life of a Hummingbird

    • January 1, 2015

    After spending weeks building a nest of woven plant fibers, animal hair, and spider silk, the work of an expecting long-billed hummingbird isn't over.

  • S01E06 Capuchin Dinner Debate

    • January 1, 2015

    In the wild, social groupings appear to have their obvious merits. But for white-faced capuchin monkeys, established groups that travel and gather food together aren't exactly cheerful democracies.

  • S01E07 The Power of Rain

    • January 1, 2015

    Rainfall is a vital source of life in the Panamanian rainforest. At the height of the wet season in August, it can receive upwards of 20 inches of rain in a single month.

  • S01E08 Meet the Kinkajou

    • January 1, 2015

    Little is known about the kinkajou, a cousin of the raccoon that behaves like a monkey.

  • S01E09 Empire of Ants

    • January 1, 2015

    One of the smallest creatures of the rainforest is also one of its mightiest leaders. Azteca ants build cities of nests that stretch up to 9 feet long and house armies of millions.

  • S01E10 Journey to the Canopy

    • January 1, 2015

    While life on the rainforest floor is often dark and dank, the bright, hot realm of the canopy is completely different territory.

  • S01E11 Crab Competition

    • January 1, 2015

    A male fiddler crab looking to mate doesn't have it easy. It's a race against the tide, and competition among thousands of male crabs all hoping to find a female is fierce.

  • S01E12 A Howling Alarm Clock

    • January 1, 2015

    The loudest animal in the Americas wakes the rainforest every morning, staking claim to territory and sending a piercing call that echoes for miles around.