New Frontiers
Join the baby animals as they near the end of their first year of life. It’s time for these young ones to branch off from the comfort of their mothers and learn to explore the great unknown on their own.
Meet six baby animals from across the globe. Follow along as they experience joy and hardship, confront near-daily adversities, navigate their habitats, and overcome challenges in their first year of life.
Animal Babies: First Year on Earth Episodes
Animal Babies: First Year on Earth Extras

Bisque and Chowder Become Vulnerable While Feeding
S1 Ep3 | 2m 50s
Spotted hyena sisters, Bisque and Chowder, challenge a rival cub for scraps from a kill.

Jazir the Toque Avoids Tension in the Troop
S1 Ep3 | 2m 22s
Jazir, the toque macaque, learns to use his bigger size to out-muscle lower ranking peers.

Episode 3 Preview | New Frontiers
S1 Ep3 | 30s
Join the baby animals as they near the end of their first year of life.

Limpet the Otter Forages on Plastic Waste
S1 Ep2 | 2m 50s
40% of otter deaths are as a result of poisoning, infection or contamination.

Hyena Sisters Learn How to Identify and Escape Threats
S1 Ep2 | 2m 55s
Bisque and Chowder learn the skills they need to survive outside the den.

Episode 2 Preview | Testing Limits
S1 Ep2 | 30s
Learn how every day brings new challenges for baby animals.

S1 Ep1 | 2m 18s
Savanna elephants spend their lives on the move, foraging for food and looking for water.

S1 Ep1 | 2m 51s
In Uganda, a tiny miracle is hidden in the last fragment of a once-giant forest kingdom.

Episode 1 Preview | First Steps
S1 Ep1 | 30s
See how the babies learn to understand their surroundings in their first three months.

Bisque and Chowder Become Vulnerable While Feeding
S1 Ep3 | 2m 50s
Spotted hyena sisters, Bisque and Chowder, challenge a rival cub for scraps from a kill.

Jazir the Toque Avoids Tension in the Troop
S1 Ep3 | 2m 22s
Jazir, the toque macaque, learns to use his bigger size to out-muscle lower ranking peers.

Limpet the Otter Forages on Plastic Waste
S1 Ep2 | 2m 50s
40% of otter deaths are as a result of poisoning, infection or contamination.

Hyena Sisters Learn How to Identify and Escape Threats
S1 Ep2 | 2m 55s
Bisque and Chowder learn the skills they need to survive outside the den.