A natural history show that's a huge hit with families in Japan is now set to go global! The series explores the amazing stories of animals in Africa, the Americas and Asia, including Japan.
Series Premiere: May 13, 2017 Classification: Documentary Genre: Action | Documentary | Family | Mystery Network: NHK World Airs: at 12:00 am Runtime: 25 Minutes
DARWIN'S AMAZING ANIMALS - Season 3 -- 1 Episodes
3x13 -- TBA
DARWIN'S AMAZING ANIMALS - Season 4 -- 1 Episodes
4x3 -- TBA
DARWIN'S AMAZING ANIMALS - Season 5 -- 2 Episodes
5x7 -- TBA 5x8 -- TBA
DARWIN'S AMAZING ANIMALS - Season 2017 -- 10 Episodes
2017x1 -- May 13, 2017 -- The Great Magician of the Sea - Bryde's Whale, Thailand 2017x2 -- May 20, 2017 -- Challenges of Fatherhood - Indri, Madagascar 2017x3 -- Jun 03, 2017 -- Smotherly Love - North Pacific Giant Octopus, Japan 2017x4 -- Jun 10, 2017 -- Not All Fluff and Feathers - Great Gray Owl, Canada 2017x5 -- Jul 15, 2017 -- Foot-Flagging Ninja Hopper - Black-Spotted Rock Frog, Malaysia 2017x6 -- Aug 19, 2017 -- Tiny Terror - Japanese Tiger Beetle, Japan 2017x7 -- Sep 02, 2017 -- Elusive Survivor - Arabian Wolf, Israel 2017x8 -- Oct 28, 2017 -- Amazing Comeback - Ayu, Japan 2017x9 -- Nov 25, 2017 -- Quick and Tidy! - Sengi, Africa 2017x10 -- Dec 30, 2017 -- Taking to the Skies - Oriental Stork, Japan
DARWIN'S AMAZING ANIMALS - Season 2018 -- 14 Episodes
2018x1 -- Jan 27, 2018 -- Funny Face - Common Potoo, Brazil 2018x2 -- Feb 24, 2018 -- Precious Neighbors - Japanese Pond Turtle, Japan 2018x3 -- Mar 31, 2018 -- Attractive Yet Poisonous - Spotfin Lionfish, Philippines 2018x4 -- Apr 21, 2018 -- Wondrous Paradise - Ruaha National Park, Tanzania 2018x5 -- May 19, 2018 -- Urban Kingdom - Water Monitor, Thailand 2018x6 -- Jun 23, 2018 -- Magical Hunter - Cheetah, Namibia 2018x7 -- Jul 21, 2018 -- Dietary Detox - Zanzibar Red Colobus, Tanzania 2018x8 -- Aug 18, 2018 -- Mouthy Warrior of the Sea - Alien Fish, Los Angeles, USA 2018x9 -- Sep 22, 2018 -- Taking Center Stage - Cock of the Rock, Suriname 2018x10 -- Oct 20, 2018 -- Matchmaking Party - Topi, Kenya 2018x11 -- Nov 17, 2018 -- Living the City Life - Otter, Singapore 2018x12 -- Dec 22, 2018 -- A Family Affair — Meerkat, Kalahari Desert 2018x13 -- Dec 29, 2018 -- Ample Babysitters — Barbary Macaque, Morocco 2018x14 -- Dec 29, 2018 -- Ample Babysitters — Barbary Macaque, Morocco
DARWIN'S AMAZING ANIMALS - Season 2019 -- 13 Episodes
2019x1 -- Jan 19, 2019 -- It's Now Black and White - Common Zebra, Africa 2019x2 -- Feb 16, 2019 -- Synchronized Sway — Spotted Garden Eel, Japan 2019x3 -- Mar 23, 2019 -- Itsy-Bitsy Buzzing Beauty ― Bee Hummingbird, Cuba 2019x4 -- Apr 20, 2019 -- Shrouded in Mystery -- River Dolphins, The Amazon 2019x5 -- May 17, 2019 -- Mountain Climbers -- Elephant, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania 2019x6 -- Jun 21, 2019 -- From Cuddly to Tragedy -- Asiatic Black Bear, Japan 2019x7 -- Jul 19, 2019 -- Masters of Disguise - Rare Insects, Costa Rica 2019x8 -- Aug 23, 2019 -- Tokyo's Autumn Wildlife Kingdom -- Okutama, Japan 2019x9 -- Sep 20, 2019 -- Tokyo's Winter Wildlife Kingdom -- Okutama, Japan 2019x10 -- Oct 18, 2019 -- Tokyo's Spring Wildlife Kingdom -- Okutama, Japan 2019x11 -- Nov 22, 2019 -- Tokyo's Summer Wildlife Kingdom -- Okutama, Japan 2019x12 -- Dec 20, 2019 -- Through Thick and Thin -- Ring-Tailed Lemur, Madagascar 2019x13 -- Dec 27, 2019 -- Show-Off or Survival Skill? -- Springbok, Kalahari Desert, Africa
DARWIN'S AMAZING ANIMALS - Season 2020 -- 13 Episodes
2020x1 -- Jan 18, 2020 -- Far-Sighted Tie-Up -- Owl, Japan 2020x2 -- Feb 22, 2020 -- Peacemakers -- Stump-Tailed Macaque, Thailand 2020x3 -- Mar 21, 2020 -- Rising to the Challenge -- Giara Horse, Sardinia, Italy 2020x4 -- Apr 18, 2020 -- An Urban Elusive - Japanese Sparrowhawk, Tokyo 2020x5 -- May 23, 2020 -- Tokyo's Wildlife Survey -- Spring 2020x6 -- Jun 20, 2020 -- Tokyo's Wildlife Survey -- Summer 2020x7 -- Jul 18, 2020 -- Cub Scouting -- Lion, Tanzania 2020x8 -- Aug 22, 2020 -- Sea King -- Orca, Japan 2020x9 -- Sep 19, 2020 -- Blooming of the Tisza ― Long-Tailed Mayfly, Hungary 2020x10 -- Oct 24, 2020 -- Furry Ball of Feistiness ― Pallas's Cat, Mongolia 2020x11 -- Nov 21, 2020 -- Neighbor Helping Neighbor ― Giant Salamander, Japan 2020x12 -- Dec 18, 2020 -- Ballet in Black — Parotia, Papua New Guinea 2020x13 -- Dec 25, 2020 -- Learning the System ― Spotted Hyena, Tanzania
DARWIN'S AMAZING ANIMALS - Season 2021 -- 14 Episodes
2021x1 -- Jan 22, 2021 -- Urban Parenting ― Mandarin Duck, Japan 2021x2 -- Feb 20, 2021 -- Living Fossil ― Gar, United States 2021x3 -- Mar 20, 2021 -- A Legend Exposed ― Spectacled Bear, Ecuador 2021x4 -- Apr 17, 2021 -- School Pride ― Lion, Tanzania 2021x5 -- May 22, 2021 -- Lure of Extreme Tides ― The Bay of Fundy, Canada 2021x6 -- Jun 19, 2021 -- Green Wave over Tokyo ― Rose-Ringed Parakeet, Japan 2021x7 -- Jul 24, 2021 -- Tokyo's Hidden Wildlife -- Tama River, Japan 2021x8 -- Aug 21, 2021 -- Post-Typhoon Recovery -- Tama River, Japan 2021x9 -- Sep 18, 2021 -- Hold on Tight! -- Japanese Stream Toad 2021x10 -- Oct 23, 2021 -- Kabuki in the Primate World -- Mandrill, Gabonese Republic, Africa 2021x11 -- Nov 20, 2021 -- Reeling in Nature's Mysteries -- Chum Salmon, Japan 2021x12 -- Dec 18, 2021 -- Together through the Ages -- Sika Deer, Nara, Japan 2021x13 -- Dec 25, 2021 -- Rutting Season in the Ancient Capital -- Sika Deer, Nara, Japan 2021x14 -- Dec 25, 2021 -- Rutting Season in the Ancient Capital -- Sika Deer, Nara, Japan
DARWIN'S AMAZING ANIMALS - Season 2022 -- 12 Episodes
2022x1 -- Jan 22, 2022 -- Squid Run -- Market Squid, United States 2022x2 -- Feb 19, 2022 -- Lizard Like No Other -- Green Iguana, Costa Rica 2022x3 -- Mar 19, 2022 -- Drama in Bird Paradise -- Sooty Tern, Republic of Seychelles 2022x4 -- Apr 23, 2022 -- White Ninja — Ezo Mountain Hare, Japan 2022x5 -- May 21, 2022 -- Adorable Resilience ― Ladybug, Japan 2022x6 -- Jun 18, 2022 -- Spring Gathering ― Mountain Puddle, Japan 2022x7 -- Jul 23, 2022 -- Back from the Brink ― Sea Otter, Japan 2022x8 -- Aug 20, 2022 -- Docile Predator ― Sand Tiger Shark, Japan 2022x9 -- Sep 17, 2022 -- Cedars for the Ages ― Yakushima, Japan 2022x10 -- Oct 22, 2022 -- Insect Orchestra ― Crickets, Japan 2022x11 -- Nov 19, 2022 -- Marvelous Mystery Tour ― Mushrooms, Japan 2022x12 -- Dec 24, 2022 -- No Pup Left Behind ― African Golden Wolf, Tanzania
DARWIN'S AMAZING ANIMALS - Season 2023 -- 10 Episodes
2023x1 -- Jan 21, 2023 -- Mad Dash ― Gentoo Penguin, Falkland Islands, UK 2023x2 -- Feb 18, 2023 -- Tweet In-Chirp-Pretations ― Birds, Karuizawa, Japan 2023x3 -- Mar 18, 2023 -- Life-Nurturing Driftwood ― Tama River, Japan 2023x4 -- Apr 09, 2023 -- King of The Troop ― Japanese Macaque 2023x5 -- May 07, 2023 -- Job Hopping and Majority Rule ― Japanese Honeybee 2023x6 -- May 28, 2023 -- Sea Devil ― Yellow Goosefish, Japan 2023x7 -- Jun 25, 2023 -- The Sewing Bird ― Tama River, Japan 2023x8 -- Aug 06, 2023 -- A Prey on Birds ― Praying Mantis, Japan 2023x9 -- Sep 03, 2023 -- Long Road to the Top ― Toad, Japan 2023x10 -- Oct 01, 2023 -- From Leader to Outcast ― Cheetah, Kenya
