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Animals, like humans, need a place they can call home to provide a safe and stable place to raise a family, but they go about building it in entirely different ways. Whether it is a bird's nest, bear den, beaver lodge or spider web, these are homes of great complexity, constructed from a wide range of natural as well as man-made materials.

Nature's Animal Homes Deconstructs a Variety of DIY Dwellings Wednesday, April 8, 15 and 22, 2015 on PBS. The three-part series provides intimate, never-before-seen views of the lives of animals in their homes

Ecologist Chris Morgan (Bears of the Last Frontier) travels to the jungles of Northern Sumatra to document the work being done to save its population of wild orangutans

Ecologist Chris Morgan (Bears of the Last Frontier) travels to the jungles of Northern Sumatra to document the work being done to save its population of wild orangutans

For centuries, owls have been featured in children's books and folk tales capturing imaginations the world over.

For centuries, owls have been featured in children's books and folk tales capturing imaginations the world over.

The program airs tonight, January 28, 2015 at 8 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings). After broadcast, the episode will be available for online streaming at pbs.org/nature.

The program airs tonight, January 7, 2015 at 8 p.m. (ET)on PBS (check local listings). After broadcast, the episodes will be available for online streaming at pbs.org/nature.

A shift of power is taking place at the top of the world. The Arctic is undergoing a dramatic change, and with this change one iconic Arctic hunter may soon have to give way to another as solid ice turns to open sea.

A shift of power is taking place at the top of the world. The Arctic is undergoing a dramatic change, and with this change one iconic Arctic hunter may soon have to give way to another as solid ice turns to open sea.

A Sloth Named Velcro tells the story of Salceda's return to Central and South America to see how much has changed since Velcro came into her life and to document current sloth conservation efforts when the program airs tonight, November 5, 2014 at 8 p.m. (ET) on PBS.

There is great diversity in the animal world, but it seems those species known for their speed, intelligence and strength are often singled out and celebrated, while creatures who may look or act differently are overlooked.

Fabulous Frogs uses high-speed camera techniques and graphics to illustrate the wide variety of frog anatomy, appearance and behavior. The program airs tonight, June 25 at 8 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings).

Fabulous Frogs uses high-speed camera techniques and graphics to illustrate the wide variety of frog anatomy, appearance and behavior. The program airs Wednesday, June 25 at 8 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings).

It is quite a spectacle when animals come together in inconceivable numbers: sometimes in the millions, billions, and even trillions.

It is quite a spectacle when animals come together in inconceivable numbers: sometimes in the millions, billions, and even trillions.