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In the middle of summer, while sitting with his friends on a terrace, Bassie suddenly encounters Black Pete. But what is Black Pete doing in the Netherlands in summer? Bassie wants to find out, so he invites Black Pete for a drink.

Survivor is more than the saga of a perilous journey. It's a story of a mother's bond, a species' endurance, and one extraordinary calf's breath-taking survival.

Zambia's Luangwa river hippos are living the easy life, or so it seems. Their life fluctuates between the serenity of sunbathing to the terrible brutality of dominance and aggression.

Nature documentary about a young wildebeest in the wilderness of Africa. The gnu calf strays from the herd and comes upon a lioness that kidnaps it. Instinctively, it treats the lion like its mother. And miraculously enough, the lioness does not see the calf as its prey. Like a true Survivor, the calf manages to escape from the lion's den and find its way back to its real mother.

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In the middle of summer, while sitting with his friends on a terrace, Bassie suddenly encounters Black Pete. But what is Black Pete doing in the Netherlands in summer? Bassie wants to find out, so he invites Black Pete for a drink.

The Wadden Sea is a dynamic environment with huge changing tides - the largest coastal wetland in Europe. The animals and plants that live here - in the water, on the seabed or on land - have adapted remarkable strategies to survive in such a variable environment. The natural world of which they are a part has evolved a finely-tuned balancing act. However, the encroachment of man is putting new pressures on it.

Successful lions need to be brutal and use any means to quash would-be kings. These are not random acts of violence, but vital behaviour to secure their own genetic future.

The emotional story of a mother giraffe, Mama Twiga, and the struggles of young giraffes and gazelles as they take on the risks of growing in the wilds of Swahili.