Every year over a 1000 lives are lost on Peru's mountain roads. Meet Glorioso, a skilled bus driver who has been behind the wheel for over 50 years. Regardless of his experience, navigating Peru's mountain roads always comes with its challenges!

From the 6,700 species of crabs worldwide to the most edible favorites and the strangest giant and deep-sea crabs ever discovered, this is the complete guide to crabs.

Elephant seals rarely cross paths with humans but when they do they can really throw their weight around...

Unimaginably vast, the Pacific Ocean is 99% water and only 1% land – you could fit the whole of the world's landmasses into it and still have enough room for another Africa! Join us on a journey to explore the sheer scale and majesty of the largest ocean...

The Uyuni salt flat in Bolivia is so vast, it’s said to be visible from the moon. Explorer Simon Reeve travels to this incredible white expanse, and meets the family who make a living carving salt from a natural marvel.

Under the ice freeze of Antarctica, the water normally remains around minus two degrees. This might sound cold, but compared to the icy surface, it's a balmy and stable climate. However, danger from above can sometimes make its way down to the ocean floor...

These giant crabs, also known as robber crabs, live in huge numbers on islands in the South Pacific. But since they can't swim, we have to ask, how did they end up on these isolated islands in the first place?

This specialist hunter knows just how dangerous their prey can be. To solve this problem, they hypnotise crabs by changing the colour of their skin.

Bonobos also laugh, and love being tickled. Liz Bonnin looks at why that might be.

150 million years ago dinosaurs ruled the land, but the oceans were dominated by a mysterious sea monster. Sir David Attenborough joins two of the UK’s most intrepid fossil hunters on their perilous expedition to excavate the skull from its resting place...

Off the west coast of California, deep in the kelp forest, an angel shark lies hidden in the sand waiting to ambush its prey. This predator can strike in a tenth of a second, but it can't always keep its dinner down...

To attract a female fish, the Japanese Puffer fish will work 24 hours a day, for an entire week in a row, to create the most stunning sand art.

Len Peters has fought cultural tradition in oder to protect the world's largest turtle.

The Bowerbird puts on a show to impress the female but will it be good enough? Taken from Life Story.

From a mother hippo protecting its baby from a boisterous sibling to a fishing lesson from a wise older bear, these are some incredible animal parents.