100 Animal Documentaries to Watch
A curated MovieDB guide to 100 titles selected for clear search intent, audience interest, and data quality. Browse story summaries, ratings, trailers, and where to watch in your country.
Rank 1TV Series
NOVA
PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.
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2TV Series
Vetenskapens värld
Vetenskapens värld is a popular science TV documentary program broadcast on Swedish Television (SVT).
3TV Series
Natural World
Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its genre on British television, with more than 400 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983. Natural World is produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, but individual programmes can be in-house productions, collaborative productions with other broadcasters or films made and distributed by independent production companies and purchased by the BBC. Natural World programmes are often broadcast as PBS Nature episodes in the USA. Since 2008, most Natural World programmes have been shot and broadcast in high definition.
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4TV SeriesNature
1982★ 7.9
5TV SeriesCountryfile
1988★ 5.4
7TV SeriesPlanet Earth
2006★ 8.6
8TV SeriesShark Week
1988★ 7.6
9TV SeriesGlobo Repórter
1973★ 6.5
10TV SeriesPrehistoric Planet
2022★ 8.3
11TV SeriesSuperquark
1995★ 9.0
12TV SeriesExplained
2018★ 7.5
13TV SeriesMountain Men
2012★ 6.5
14TV SeriesThe Nature of Things
1960★ 7.2
15TV SeriesPet Star
2002★ 7.9
16TV SeriesMan vs. Wild
2006★ 7.1
17TV SeriesLife on Our Planet
2023★ 8.0
18TV SeriesOur Planet
2019★ 8.5
19TV SeriesPlanet Earth II
2016★ 8.6
20TV SeriesPlanet Earth III
2023★ 8.6
21TV SeriesKingdom
2025★ 7.7
22TV SeriesLife
2009★ 8.4
23TV SeriesDynasties
2018★ 8.3
24TV SeriesTiny World
2020★ 8.0
25MovieA Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough
2026★ 7.7
26MovieAn Inconvenient Truth
2006★ 7.0
27TV SeriesPit Bulls and Parolees
2009★ 8.0
28TV SeriesSecrets of the Bees
2026★ 8.9
29MovieDavid Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
2020★ 8.4
30MovieWild London
2026★ 8.4
31TV SeriesThe National Parks: America's Best Idea
2009★ 7.9
32TV SeriesOne Strange Rock
2018★ 7.7
33TV SeriesSeven Worlds, One Planet
2019★ 8.5
34TV SeriesThe Secret Life of the Zoo
2016★ 6.3
35TV SeriesForces of Nature with Brian Cox
2016★ 7.6
36TV SeriesFrozen Planet
2011★ 8.4
37TV SeriesOur Universe
2022★ 7.8
38TV SeriesPole to Pole with Will Smith
2026★ 7.0
39TV SeriesBlue Planet II
2017★ 8.6
40TV SeriesWorld Inside Out
2010★ 8.5
41TV SeriesBondi Vet
2009★ 8.0
42TV SeriesWalking with Dinosaurs
1999★ 8.2
43TV SeriesMeerkat Manor
2005★ 7.6
44MovieLion, London Zoological Gardens
1896★ 5.3
45TV SeriesGreen Porno
2008★ 6.4
46TV SeriesZoboomafoo
1999★ 6.8
47TV SeriesQueens
2024★ 7.8
48TV SeriesThe Blue Planet
2001★ 8.4
49TV SeriesWinterwatch
2013★ 8.2
50TV SeriesThe Hunt
2015★ 8.3
51TV SeriesEarth at Night in Colour
2020★ 8.1
52TV SeriesEarth
2023★ 8.4
53TV SeriesEarthsounds
2024★ 8.8
54TV SeriesPatagonia: Life on the Edge of the World
2022★ 8.0
55MoviePoultry-Yard
1896★ 4.7
56TV SeriesGreat Migrations
2010★ 7.7
57TV SeriesThe Secret Lives of Animals
2024★ 8.0
58TV SeriesThe Americas
2025★ 8.1
59TV SeriesSerengeti
2019★ 6.8
60TV SeriesWild China
2008★ 8.0
61TV SeriesSavage Kingdom
2016★ 7.8
62TV SeriesNight on Earth
2020★ 7.4
63TV SeriesLife After People: The Series
2009★ 7.3
64TV SeriesThe Life of Mammals
2002★ 8.4
65TV SeriesBig Beasts
2023★ 7.4
66TV SeriesWalking with Dinosaurs
2025★ 7.0
67TV SeriesDavid Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
2013★ 7.3
68TV SeriesAsia
2024★ 8.8
69TV SeriesSuper/Natural
2022★ 7.3
70TV SeriesChimp Empire
2023★ 8.0
71MovieDolphin Reef
2018★ 6.8
72TV SeriesWalking with Beasts
2001★ 7.8
73TV SeriesGalapagos
2006★ 7.5
74TV SeriesA Perfect Planet
2021★ 8.7
75TV SeriesMan and the Earth
1974★ 7.4
76MovieMy Octopus Teacher
2020★ 7.9
77TV SeriesTrials of Life
1990★ 8.4
78TV SeriesCrikey! It's the Irwins
2018★ 8.1
79TV SeriesParenthood
2025★ 8.0
80TV SeriesPenguin Town
2021★ 7.4
81TV SeriesHuman Planet
2011★ 8.3
82TV SeriesMammals
2024★ 8.4
83TV SeriesThe Crocodile Hunter
1997★ 7.6
84TV SeriesThe Zoo
2017★ 5.8
85TV SeriesThe Wild Ones
2025★ 7.2
86TV SeriesSouth Pacific
2009★ 7.8
87MovieShark Whisperer
2025★ 6.6
88TV SeriesBig Al
2000★ 7.9
89TV SeriesWelcome to Earth
2021★ 7.6
90TV SeriesWild Russia
2008★ 8.1
91TV SeriesUnderdogs
2025★ 8.1
92TV SeriesAfrica
2013★ 8.3
93TV SeriesFrozen Planet II
2022★ 8.4
94MovieChimpanzee
2012★ 6.9
95TV SeriesOceanXplorers
2024★ 7.9
96TV SeriesA World of Calm
2020★ 6.7
97TV SeriesA Real Bug's Life
2024★ 7.4
98TV SeriesWild Isles
2023★ 8.2
99TV SeriesWildest Islands
2012★ 8.1
100TV SeriesWild Hawaii
2014★ 7.7
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A curated MovieDB guide to 100 titles selected for clear search intent, audience interest, and data quality. Browse story summaries, ratings, trailers, and where to watch in your country.
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