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Super Giant Animals
Steve Backshall meets super giant animals across the world and finds out what they can do, from swimming with crocodiles in Botswana to diving with sperm whales in the Caribbean.
Steve Backshall travels across the world to encounter the most charismatic super giant animals and discovers the remarkable things that their size enables them to do. Highlights include Steve swimming with Nile crocodiles in Botswana, dodging two-tonne elephant seals in California and diving with sperm whales in the Caribbean.
Last on
Sat 1 Apr 2023
11:00
Clips
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A great white shark in full leaping breach
Duration: 01:18
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Male northern elephant seals face off
Duration: 01:25
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The Nile crocodile
Duration: 02:44
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The playful and giant sperm whale
Duration: 01:42
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Nature
Meet some of the giants featured.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Steve Backshall |
| Producer | Matthew Wright |
| Director | Matthew Wright |
| Executive Producer | Gavin Henderson |
Broadcasts
Thu 26 Sep 2013 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One except East Midlands, Yorks & Lincs, Wales & Wales HD- Tue 1 Oct 2013 22:35Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Wales HD & Wales only
- Wed 30 Oct 2013 09:00
- Sun 15 Jun 2014 15:00
- Fri 2 Jun 2017 16:15
- Sun 7 Oct 2018 14:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland
- Sun 7 Oct 2018 16:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
Sat 8 Jun 2019 19:00- Sun 9 Jun 2019 02:55
- Sat 16 Jul 2022 11:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Sat 1 Apr 2023 11:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
