15 Best Nature and Animals Documentary on Amazon Prime

We sure are well acquainted with Darwin's Theory of the Survival of the Fittest. Life thrived on this beautiful planet through evolution. Now animals all across the globe are struggling to survive the consequences of drastic climate change.

The 2022 documentary Animals' Guide To Survival Season One stars the famous English actor Richard Coyle. He narrates the documentary as it presents an empathetic probe into the challenges faced by animals for survival. It is documented in seven episodes. Each episode tries to capture the threat posed by climate change to wildlife habitats all over the globe. 

The documentary has taken factors that have posed an imminent threat to wild habitats all over the world, such as the scarcity of fresh water, the rise in tropical temperatures, and the warming up of the ocean and the poles.

All life on earth originated from the sea. A report from UNESCO states that there more than two hundred thousand marine species have been identified and described. And it is estimated that the ocean may be home to seven hundred thousand marine species.

The second season of the Wildest Places makes a commendable effort to capture the richness of the ocean bed. The 2019 show focus on the Pacific which covers two third of the world's surface. The most primitive of lifeforms on earth can be found here. These creatures have outlived the dinosaurs and found astonishing ways to adapt and survive in one of the wildest places on earth. 

The documentary designed in four episodes presents the visually appealing and awe-stricken mysterious deep-sea terrains, Coral Triangle, The Great Barrier Reef, and the amazing underwater life forms. It is directed by Sky Kinnimont.

Beast-kept secrets is an unscripted Documentary from 2020. Tim Warwood and Adam Gendel travel to remote jungles and rainforests around the world for an epic adventure. They risk their lives just to uncover the truth behind the prevailing myths and beliefs about animals.

There are a lot of myths and prevailing beliefs about animals all over the world that have been passed on to generations. To debunk such myths is not an easy task for humans as they will have to face the wrath of wild animals. But two explorers, Tim Warwood and Adam Gendel take on the grave challenge themselves and set out on an adventure. 

Is the silk produced by a spider stronger than steel? Does the sight of the color red really make bulls go wild? How true is it that an eagle has the ultimate strength to carry a human baby? Whether or not a shark really has a true killer instinct?

These few questions have been circulating among humans without definite answers. Well, not anymore. Tim and Adam set out to find the answer at all costs. Watch them go to risky lengths to debunk these myths and solve the mystery.

Heart of the World: Colorado's National Parks is a nature documentary that first aired in 2016. This documentary, directed by Chris Wheeler, delves into the true wonder of nature and some of the most breathtaking sights in Colorado's National Park. 

The world is more than 4.5 billion old. The landscapes have undergone continuous changes. The colorado national park provides excellent sight into the amazing topography of the earth. 

Colorado has four national parks - Rocky Mountain, Mesa Verde, Great Sand Dunes, and Black Canyon- home to the world's most wondrous and diverse scenery. 

The documentary is filmed in three episodes. Each episode is three hours long where it explores the geological history of each park and the forces of nature that changed them. This informative show is backed by stunning and visually appealing photography of the parks.

Human beings' sympathy towards animals can always lead to great things. Their help can save the precious lives of the animal that are in dire need. 

Nature's Miracle Orphans offers a heartwarming tale of humans helping helpless animals alone in the wilderness. 

Filmed in Africa and Costa Rica, the Second Season of this documentary stars Patrick Aryee and Lucy Cooke. They share extraordinary survival stories of orphaned animals and follow the dedicated people who are helping them get back to life in the wild.

Witness the heart-melting rescue stories of an injured rhino named Manji, a baby howler monkey, Santino, an orphan sloth, Monster, and a baby African elephant, Moyo, in this documentary compiled in four episodes.

Nature is beautiful and never fails to mesmerize us. But there are times when we are completely left in the dark by the mysteries and unusual phenomena. We come across different behaviors of animals and natural processes that seem to defy our understanding of the world.

The 2019 documentary Nature's Strangest Mysteries: Solved follows a team of experts working hard to solve such mysteries. It stars Dan Riskin, Bradley Trevor Greive, and Lucy Cooke, who are determined to find answers to some strange animal behaviors and unexpected natural events that make no sense at all.

Why would a raccoon scale a 25-story skyscraper? Why does a spider light up like a Christmas tree? How did the egg get its shape? Are Zombie spiders real? How millions of birds are able to create crazy patterns? All these mysteries are uncovered by the team of experts in this exciting documentary.

Elephants walk an unbelievable distance annually to follow their migration pattern. During the dry season, African elephants can migrate to an extent of a hundred kilometers (sixty two miles). Similarly, Asian elephants travel up to twenty to fifty kilometers (twelve to thirty-one miles). 

The first season of Walking With Elephants has made an attempt to cover this extraordinary journey of the elephants. Author and explorer, Levison Wood who is famous for walking the Nile, The Himalayas, and Central America - embarks on a new expedition. He follows an epic six hundred fifty miles journey on foot, following the world's largest elephant migration.

The documentary released in 2020 is designed into three episodes. Each episode is forty-two minutes and traces the world's largest elephant migration along ancient elephant pathways.

Africa is famous for its tropical vegetation and diverse wildlife. The Savanna grassland is one of the most famous lands on earth, which is home to thousands of wildlife.

The first season of Wild Africa: Enchanted Kingdom is a visually delightful tour through seven regions of Africa. The famous explorer Helena Bonham Carter takes us on an amazing journey through Mount Kenya, the Serengeti, and the Rift Valley.

The unscripted documentary has a single episode which is forty-two minutes long. It presents us with Pink flamingos feeding and mating in shallow water, and Mount Kenya experiences summer and winter in one 24-hour day.

South America is a land full of diversity and extremities. There are mysterious places such as Wild Patagonia which are often overlooked. It is the least explored South American wilderness and home to surprising creatures.

Documented in 2021, Wild Patagonia explores how life survives and flourishes in Patagonia. Roeland Kooijmans explores this mysterious and untouched place in the southernmost part of South America that is composed of strange landscapes, huge mountain ranges, and windswept plains.

Three episodes, each fifty minutes long, capture the wilderness from brave rockhopper penguins to the weird, wild world of maras, and other surprising creatures who survive in environments ranging from the mighty Andes Mountains to tempestuous Cape Horn.

The expansion of human settlements has resulted in the encroachment of the natural habitat of wild animals. As a result, we come across many incidents where we encounter wild animals while going about our daily business.

Animals Unexpected is a documentary that captures the most unlikely encounters with animals and witnessing their strange behaviors. From bears in swimming pools to top predators living at the heart of New York City, as towns and cities spill into the wilderness, humanity is coming into contact with the most-unlikely casts of animal characters in these strange and unexpected encounters.

This 2021 documentary stars two famous names, Sam Hodgson and Lucy Cooke. They bring us the most bizarre and unexpected meeting of humans with the wildlife in the human settlement area.

The Blue Planet is a documentary about the most amazing habitat on Earth, the ocean. Narrated by the legendary Sir David Attenborough, this 2002 documentary is a landmark series about the Earth's marine environment.

The Blue Planet explores the planet's oceans and sea and its inhabitants at their most fearsome and alluring. It provides an experience that is surreal.

The documentary has been compiled into eight episodes. For about fifty minutes, the series explores the lives sustained by the water in every episode. Don't miss out to explore life on the edge of a frozen sea, extreme pressures, the weirdest life forms, tidal seas, boundaries between land and sea, and many more exciting observations.

The two poles of the Earth - North and South have extreme climates, which make it difficult for life to survive. Although there is wildlife battling these extremities and continuing with their life journey.

The first season of Frozen Planet, documented in 2012, provides an amazing expedition into the eye-catching landscapes of the two poles. David Attenborough provides an enthralling narration while the camera teams take a dive under the ice into a world of beasts, plunge into the hearts of an erupting volcano, and fly to the South Pole across the Antarctic ice cap.

The series has eight episodes, each forty-eight minutes long. Observe in this epic saga the last great wilderness, five months of absence of the sun, a brief window of summer, dramatic battles, epic journeys of animals, the most hostile conditions on Earth, and reliance on ancient wisdom and cutting-edge science for human survival.

How often have you been left in awe by the behavior of the animals around you? The answer obviously is - a lot. We don't fully understand why animals act strange and are often left surprised.

Animals do the most incredible things, with superpowers humans can only dream of. The 2019 documentary How Do Animals Do That, starring Hugh Bonneville, uses highly specialized footage, and experts explain the fascinating science behind the mysteries of the animal world.

Grizzly gators perform hissing water dance to tuba music, dolphins play underwater copycats, cats detect earthquakes, owl hunt in total darkness, chameleons change color, and hummingbirds can fly backward. All these strange phenomena are captured and explained in this eight-part documentary.

Millions of years ago, incredible forces tore apart the Earth's crust which created seven continents. These seven distinct continents shaped unique animal life and habitations. 

Seven Worlds, One Planet, presented by David Attenborough, ventures to capture the richness of bio-diversity in the seven continents on Earth. The 2020 series is documented in seven episodes, with each episode about fifty minutes long.

Africa is home to the greatest wildlife gathering on Earth. North America has extreme weather and seasonal change where animals make the most of surprising opportunities. Europe has some extraordinary animals living in surprising places. Australia, a land isolated for millions of years, is a land full of weird and wonderful wildlife. South America is species-rich and full of unusual and ingenious. Asia is the largest continent on planet Earth, with many extremities. Antarctica is covered in ice and has the most hostile conditions on Earth.

Water is the source of life. It gives life to all the living creatures in the world. But what if water takes life too? Mara River in East Africa is both a live-giver and a bringer of death. 

Mara: River of death is a 2016 documentary that explores the Mara river, which is the major crossing point for the largest herds of migrating mammals on the planet, including millions of zebras and wildebeests. However, it is also the stage for an ancient and bloody confrontation between these herds and the deadliest water predators, crocodiles.

Every migratory season a struggle ensues between the herds of migratory animals and the predators gathering on the bank of the river Mara. With this, the water is sure to turn red with blood. Watch the extraordinary battle for life and death in this documentary.