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Nature Documentaries have the simple power to amaze, astonish, surprise and bewilder us as we discover the incredible natural world in which we live.

Our top nature documentaries have been divided into 8 categories for easy navigation, so we can explore the life of plants, journey into space, climb Mount Everest, witness wildlife on the plains of Africa, explore our humanity and our food, walk with dinosaurs and so much more.

We've sourced hundreds of free nature documentaries from all over the internet, and provided them right here on Nature Documentaries for everyone to enjoy and to watch for free, regardless of age or location in the world. So put your feet up and immerse yourself into our amazing world, with nature documentaries from the BBC, PBS, Nova, ABC Australia and many more quality sources!

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Human Body: Pushing The Limits

Human Body: Pushing The Limits

Human Body: Pushing the Limits takes you across continents and introduces you to people who have pushed their bodies to the max. This groundbreaking documentary uses ...

Great Natural Wonders of the World

Great Natural Wonders of the World

The earth is indeed an extraordinary planet, and not just because of the almost infinitely variety of life that is supports, its very fabric – ...

Planet Earth: The Complete BBC Series

Planet Earth: The Complete BBC Series

With a production budget of $25 million, the makers of The Blue Planet: Seas of Life crafted this epic story of life on Earth. Five ...

Neanderthal

Neanderthal

Europe, eighty thousand years ago, for countless generations the kingdom of a remarkable and mysterious creature, Neanderthal. A species of human in many ways so similar to us, and yet ...

In The Valley Of Wolves

In The Valley Of Wolves
PBS Documentary

In 1995, the first gray wolves were transported from Alberta, Canada to Yellowstone National Park, to repopulate the sprawling landscape with the species, absent ...

The Divine Michelangelo

The Divine Michelangelo

To produce one of the world’s great masterpieces is impressive. To create three is truly astonishing – but this is exactly what Michelangelo did five hundred years ago. ...

Inside Nature’s Giants

Inside Nature’s Giants
BBC Documentary

Inside Nature’s Giants dissects the largest animals on the planet to uncover their evolutionary secrets. Most wildlife documentaries tell you how an animal behaves, but by ...

Why Are Thin People Not Fat?

Why Are Thin People Not Fat?

The world is affected by an obesity epidemic, but why is it that not everyone is succumbing? Medical science has been obsessed with this subject ...

Mahatma: Life of Gandhi

Mahatma: Life of Gandhi

This is a film which seeks to tell the life-story of Gandhi the Man and his incessant search for Truth. In this world so full of hatred ...

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David Attenborough BBC Documentary The life of a monkey is full of ups and downs. Like us, monkeys form strong friendships and bitter rivalries. They fight for each other and take care of...
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There is a revolution happening in the farm fields and on the dinner tables of America — a revolution that is transforming the very nature of the food we eat. The Future of Food offers an...
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The psyche is the greatest of all cosmic wonders and the “sine qua non” of the world as an object. It is in the highest degree odd that Western man, with but very few – and ever fewer – exceptions,...
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His name is Michel Blomgren and his greatest interest is survival in the wilderness and primitive, but comfortable, outdoor life. He has earlier shared his outdoor experiences and experiments through...
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This documentary investigates one of the most controversial questions of the past hundred years… are we alone in the universe? This is not one those films that claims to have conclusive proof, but rather a...
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India is one of the oldest and richest civilizations in the world. It is home to the world’s first planned cities, where every house had its own bathroom and toilet five thousand years ago. The Ancient...