Max Serio
Director
Wild Ones (2014)
Season 1
Who is the King? TV series finds inspiration in the rhythms of nature as shown through the wonders of the animal kingdom. It explores different aspects of animal behavior, including hunting techniques and feeding habits, family elationships and defense mechanisms, courtship and mating rituals.
Released June 6, 2014
Episode 26 min
10+
Genres: Documentary, Reality TV
Keywords: imdb.lion, imdb.non-fiction, mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.insect, tmdb.savannah, tmdb.wildlife, tmdb.wild-animal, tmdb.nature
Watch Providers: Amazon Prime Video, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Magellan TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads + 6 more, Runtime, Cineverse, Xumo Play, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, DocuramaFilms Amazon Channel, Xive TV Documentaries Amazon Channel
Production Companies: KM Plus Media, Východočeská Televize, Picasso Film, Wild Fury, Big Media
Network: Discovery
S1E1 - Dangerous on land
Lion: Giraffes are eternally majestic, buffalo formidable, but with their golden fur, regal mane and fearsome presence lions are known as the ‘King of Beasts’. Lions have been celebrated throughout history for their majesty, courage and strength. Kings and Queens have taken the Lion as a symbol of dominance and leadership. The largest of all the carnivores on the African plains, lions are smaller and faster than the tigers of Asia.
Scorpions: A barely habitable burnt corner of the earth, parched and sun drenched... Once the sun has set and temperatures drop, the night time wilderness becomes a very dangerous place. Danger lurks in the form of a sharpened spike loaded with toxic venom. It could be waiting anywhere – under a rock, in your shoe, or even in your bed. These are Scorpions!!
Spiders: The creatures of many a phobia, tarantulas, with their thick stocky bodies, massive legs and huge fangs can truly be the stuff of nightmares. But in the spider world you don’t have to be big to
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S1E2 - Fastest
Ceetah: On the mighty expanse of the African savannahs a battle has been raging and evolving for millions of years. The race between predator/prey can reach astonishing speeds.But there is one animal that can out-pace them all. The elegant and graceful cheetah; the fastest animal on earth. With its lithe body, long slender legs, compact head, acute eyesight and superb hearing the cheetah prowls across its home on the savannah.
Pronghorn: The fastest animal in the western hemisphere – the Pronghorn, flies across the prairies of North America. With its elegant loping run covering 6 meters with each stride the pronghorn can sustain speeds of 60 km/hr and can reach a top speed of almost a hundred.
Wildebeest: Wildebeest, the iconic roaming antelopes of the African plains, these bearded, shaggy maned and horned animals are among natures best endurance runners. Calves learn to walk within minutes of birth and can keep up with the herd within days. Wildebeest stands a meter and a half tall
S1E3 - Biggest
The colossal elephant: The lush tropical forests of Asia hold within them some of nature's mightiest creatures. Each of these silent footsteps carries with it the immense weight of the world's largest land mammal.The sweeping plains of Africa are home to the only land animal bigger than the Asian elephant. Are these modern day mammoths really the biggest animals on earth?
The intimidating bear: The sweeping meadows of sub alpine Alaska and the woodlands and forests of North American are home to some of the biggest of bears. Grizzly bears are enormous animals. Most weigh between 2 and 3 hundred kilos but the largest males can reach a colossal half ton. The largest of all bears, the Arctic polar bear is a colossus of power and the world's largest land carnivore. The largest land carnivore, could these white giants be the biggest animals on earth?
The barrel-like hippo: Lumbering across land, the enormity of the barrel like hippo is without question. Other grass eaters are frail by comp
S1E4 - Smartest
The socially complex chimpanzee, the learned elephant, the remarkable birds, the inventive bolas spider, the architectural termite, the inquisitive dolphin or the inimitable octopus – which is the most intelligent?
Chimpanzee: Born with brains of immense capacity these dexterous apes are fast learners – using twigs and stones as tools, chimps can prize treats out of hidden crevices.
Elephant: Family oriented, social and extremely loyal, the ties that bind this family group are made and strengthened by a complex array of vocal and tactile communication, by behavior patterns and knowledge passed down through generations and a memory that out classes our own.
Birds: The bird world is full of hidden surprises. From the elegant design of their feathers, to their astounding hand-eye co-ordination to some of the most incredible courtship displays imaginable, many of the worlds birds are staggeringly impressive.
Bolas spiders: are small nocturnal spiders, the females, at no more than 15mm
S1E5 - Strongest
The mighty grizzly bear, the tiny powerful ant, the lunging inimitable crocodile, the indestructible rhino beetle, the hammering mantis shrimp. Which is the strongest of them all?
Grizzly bear: In the rugged beauty of North Americas sub-alpine lands patrols its mightiest resident. Brown bears are aggressive, formidable animals that can weight up to half a ton, have a bite force of over a thousand pounds per square inch and at full speed can run at 50 km per hour. With claws over ten cms’s long and a huge mound on their back that anchors massive shoulder muscles their digging and striking capacity is phenomenal…
Ants: With over 12 thousand species the ants of the world come in great variety, but they are all tough, strong territorial defenders of their realms, and will dispatch unwanted guests with relish.
Crocodile: For as long as rivers have flowed, dark reptiles have governed their waters. The unmistakable jaw of a crocodile possesses the most powerful bite force of any animal eve
S1E6 - Cutest
Clown fish: The warm tropical waters of the world's oceans are home to a dazzling array of beautiful marine life. In the shallow waters live stationary animals that look more like plants with their long waving tentacles – they are home to some of the most famous, and most brightly colored of all the fish in the sea. Clown anemone fish live their lives in the safe confines of a single anemone, dancing through its tentacles, their bright colors flashing in and out.
Kangaroo: Across Australia thousands upon thousands of kangaroos bound over the countryside. Their super powered legs are born to hop. Leaping through the outback these furry marsupials can speed along at over 60 km/hr and they start practicing as soon as they are out of the pouch. The iconic kangaroo is so well loved throughout Australia it has become a symbol of the country and is seen on coins, on the coat of arms, on car stickers and on countless road signs…
Monarch butterfly: The stunning Monarch butterflies that fill t
S1E7 - Australia
The proud and majestic dingo, the iconic kangaroos, cats that roam wild, the delightfully bizarre platypus and the unmistakable koala - all call Australia home.
Koala: One of Australia’s most recognizable creatures spends most of its life hidden from view in the comfort of the gum trees it calls home. Found in eastern and southern Australia koalas are known for their slow and sleepy leaf eating lifestyle, yet there is much more to the famed koala than meets the eye.
Dingo: Dingoes have been in Australia for thousands of years. Descended from wolves these agile canines are sleek and efficient hunters. Lithe, elegant, ferocious and highly alert these magnificent pack hunting animals are Australia’s largest land carnivores.
Kangaroos: Of all Australia’s one hundred and forty marsupials, the kangaroos are the most iconic, their bounding strides summing up the very essence of the land. All male kangaroos box in their quest for dominance – blows, grapples and kicks sounding out through th
S1E8 - Master of the sky
Falcons: Aerial hunters of other birds the dark eyed falcons are among the fastest of the raptors, with the infamous peregrine falcon taking the title of fastest animal on earth. Swooping on hapless birds in mid-flight, these masters of aerial hunting are astounding. Pigeons and budgies are carried off through the skies and devoured.
Wedge talled eagle: Australia largest bird of prey the regal and awe inspiring wedge tailed eagle soars high through clear skies for over 90 minutes at a time. Able to lift half their own body weight these powerful eagles can carry off joeys and swoop down on rabbits, their victims carried off dangling from immense talons.
Pelican: With their comical faces and cartoon like bills, pelicans are among the most loved and well known of the water birds. Although one of the heaviest of the flying birds, air pockets in their skeleton and under their skin make their huge bodies relatively light as they soar on thermals 3000m high.
Vulture: Behind the bold headed
S1E9 - Camouflage
Chameleon: The worlds most famous master of disguise, the resplendent chameleon is more than just an ever changing face. Able to change not only their colour but also their patterns the pink, blue, red, green, orange, black, yellow, turquoise and purple chameleons that we visit use these colour changes to communicate, letting others know their mood, their intention and their sexual state.
Sea dragon: Leafy sea dragons flutter through the ocean, their tiny yellow-green bodies adorned with delicate leaf-shaped appendages. They are a true delight to behold as your eyes distinguish them from the seaweed and kelp formations where they make their home.
Death adder: Blending perfectly between rocks and leaf litter the brown-grey bands of the sturdy death adder render it almost invisible to the passer by. The bright lure of its tail twitches by its head, tempting in small mammals to the hidden snake. When the meal passes by, the hidden snake strikes.
Stonefish: The prince of camouflage in
S1E10 - Mini predators
Ants: There are over a million ants to every person on the planet and these tiny creatures present the worlds greatest army. Slave maker ants take the larva of other ants and rear the off-spring to a life of servitude, meat eater ants make super-nests that stretch over half a kilometer while fire ants administer blister raising stings.
Spiders: Stocky, hairy trap door spiders lay in wait – burrow openings fitted with a hinged lid. When an unsuspecting insect wanders by it can launch itself and pounce in 0.03 seconds. Tiny hairless crab spiders have two rows of four eyes and can rotate each of these eight eyes independently – keenly homing in on prey before it ambushes it, while the golden orb spiders weave magnificent gleaming webs to ensnare their prey.
Leaches: From tiny almost imperceptible dots to the bright stripes of the tiger leach and the 30cm bloated body of the giant leach, in the streams, rivers and oceans of the world these amazing segmented worms are sucking the blood fr
S1E11 - Venomous on land
Cobra: The magnificent 5 meter King Cobra is the longest of all the venomous snakes. Displayed on the streets of Asia and revered through its range, the King Cobra carries enough venom in a single bite to kill an elephant.
Spiders: The venom of the Sydney Funnel web spider is a complex chemical cocktail – designed to take out a variety of victims its venom is fast acting and highly effective – and without anti-venom it can easily kill a human. Unlike the small fanged, more reclusive venomous redback, the funnel web is an aggressive attacker.
Scorpion: The sting in the tail of the scorpion is one deserving of respect. Many types of venom are found among these hardy, armored and clawed arachnids. Venom is tailored to the users lifestyle and chosen prey. Around 40 species of scorpion have venom powerful enough to kill a human.
Fierce snake: The arid interior of Australia is home to the world most venomous snake – the yellow-brown fierce snake. This coiled beauty is actually far from fi
S1E12 - Venomous at sea
Toxins are a regular part of the animal world, an essential tool for hunting and defense. Some of the ocean dwellers have truly mastered the use of venom.
Box jellyfish: With up to 15 three meter long tentacles extending from each corner of its body, and each of these tentacles covered in stinging cells the box jellyfish has around five thousand million stinging cells laced with one of the most toxic compounds known. Flushed from rivers to oceans with the wet season, the transparent box jellyfish brings with it a deadly presence to its prey, not to mention any unlucky human lashed by even half a tentacle.
Stonefish: More venomous than even the land snakes, the venomous snakes of the oceans glide through the water with undulating grace, surfacing for air as they travel. Usually preying on fish, the venom of the sea snake has to be fast and powerful to stop its victims from swimming away.
Cone shell: The most unthreatening things can sometimes be the most dangerous. The beautifully pa
S1E13 - Wild ones - Who is the king?
The blue whale dwarfs anything that’s ever lived while the giraffe towers above any other living creature, the box jellyfish has thousands of tiny highly toxic stinging cells and is a real hazard to swimmers, the venom of the inland taipan is more powerful than any other known land snake yet it lives far from most human populations; termites work together to make air-conditioned homes while dolphins communicate to plan a group fishing strategy, lions work together to bring down a giraffe, polar bears can smash through ice while the crocodile has the most powerful bite force known with nature giving us such an incredible list of contenders in so many very different ways, can we really pick who is the king of all?
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Discovery
26 min/ep
338 min
June 6, 2014
June 6, 2014, midnight
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