Explore the Natural World on SDPB

Big Pacific- a diver films a jellyfish.

Wu Lixin/NHNZ

Plunge into the Big Pacific with researchers and cinematographers and see the ocean's rare and dazzling creatures in a way never before seen on television. The programs examine an ocean that covers a third of the Earth's surface.

SDPB1: Friday, June 28, 8pm (7 MT)

Butterflies have a drink.

BBC Joao Paulo Krajewski

Experience the extraordinary animals, epic landscapes, and remarkable people who live alongside three iconic rivers - the Amazon, the Nile and the Mississippi in this landmark three-part series made in conjunction with the BCC: Rivers of Life.

SDPB1: Wednesdays, June 19 & 26, 7pm (6 MT) SDPB2: Sundays, June 23 & 30, 7 & 11pm (6 & 10 MT)

Cheetahs on the hunt.

BBC Matthew Wright

Born to Explore: Land of the Cheetah travels to Namibia for an in-depth look at the most endangered cat in Africa—the cheetah. Loss of habitat, human-wildlife conflict and the illegal wildlife trade have impacted cheetah populations worldwide and there are now fewer than 8,000 left in the wild.

SDPB1: Wednesday, June 12, 9pm (8 MT)

A bison in Yellowstone.

PBS.org

On Great Yellowstone Thaw, journey with Kirk Johnson to Yellowstone, where wolves, grizzlies, beavers and Great Gray Owls survive one of the greatest seasonal changes on the planet. As the temperature swings 140 degrees, cameras capture how the animals cope.

SDPB1: Friday, June 28, 9pm (8 MT)