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The Hunt

Season 1
The contests between predators and prey are the most critical events in nature. This intimate look at the remarkable strategies of hunters and the hunted explores the challenges animals face and the tactics they employ.
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  1. S1 E1 - The Hardest Challenge

    July 2, 2016
    48min
    TV-PG
    The contests between predators and prey are the most-dramatic events in nature. Predators use an extraordinary range of techniques to catch their prey, such as stealth, patience or teamwork, but the outcome is never certain.
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  2. S1 E2 - In the Grip of the Seasons

    July 9, 2016
    49min
    TV-PG
    The Arctic, the most seasonal place on Earth, offers special hunting challenges. To a predator, seasonal change also changes all the parameters of the hunt. The only option for the Arctic's top predators is to continually adapt.
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  3. S1 E3 - Hide and Seek

    July 16, 2016
    49min
    TV-PG
    Tigers, harpy eagles, chimpanzees, army ants and other predators rise to the challenge of hunting within the forest -- a dense, confusing and three-dimensional world that makes finding prey a maddening task.
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  4. S1 E4 - Hunger at Sea

    July 23, 2016
    47min
    TV-PG
    The open ocean covers more than half the surface of our planet, yet for the most part it's largely devoid of life. Predators face an endless search to find and catch food, and the ocean is home to some remarkable hunters.
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  5. S1 E5 - Nowhere to Hide

    July 30, 2016
    48min
    TV-PG
    In the open arenas of grassland and desert, predators like cheetahs, bald eagles and lions can usually see their prey, but their prey can see them too. With nothing but open vistas, the element of surprise is hard-won.
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  6. S1 E6 - Race Against Time

    August 6, 2016
    48min
    TV-PG
    The sea coast is a world of continuous change and the only place on the planet where predators from air, land and sea come together. Hunting opportunities to never last long, so hunters are always in a race against time.
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  7. S1 E7 - Living with Predators

    August 13, 2016
    50min
    TV-PG
    With three-quarters of the planet's carnivores now in decline, scientists are searching for ways that people can live with predators like lions, tigers, polar bears and blue whales before they disappear forever.
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  8. S1 E8 - Making The Hunt

    August 6, 2016
    50min
    TV-PG
    What did it take to make The Hunt? This Making Of follows the crews as they capture some of the most memorable scenes from the series.
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The Hunt Insider: Habitats

The Hunt Insider: Habitats

2minTV-PG
The Hunt illustrates the strategies used by both predators and prey - with each episode based on one of our planet�۪s key habitats. Producers Alastair Fothergill and Huw Cordey explain how habitats shape the way that predators and prey hunt.
The Hunt illustrates the strategies used by both predators and prey - with each episode based on one of our planet�۪s key habitats. Producers Alastair Fothergill and Huw Cordey explain how habitats shape the way that predators and prey hunt.
The Hunt illustrates the strategies used by both predators and prey - with each episode based on one of our planet�۪s key habitats. Producers Alastair Fothergill and Huw Cordey explain how habitats shape the way that predators and prey hunt.

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