TV Nature - Season 30 Episode 8 : Ocean Giants: Giant Lives Nature - Season 30 Episode 8 : Ocean Giants: Giant Lives 7.8/10 by 39 users Whales and dolphins conjure a deep sense of wonder in us that’s hard to explain. From the Arctic to the Amazon, this groundbreaking three-part series goes on a global expedition with world-renowned underwater cameramen, Doug Allen (Planet Earth) and Didier Noirot (Jacques Cousteau’s cameraman), as they capture spellbinding footage of these marine mammals. Ocean Giants looks at how cetaceans hunt, mate, and communicate, and follows scientists as they strive to uncover new insights about these animals. The first hour, Giant Lives, enters the world of the great whales. In the Arctic, giant bowhead whales survive the freezing cold wrapped in fifty tons of insulating blubber two-feet thick, making them the fattest animals on the planet. But the biggest animal on the planet is the blue whale. Measuring a hundred feet long, and weighing in at 200 tons, it is double the size of the largest dinosaur. Details Casts Posters Images Title Nature - Season 30 Episode 8 : Ocean Giants: Giant Lives Alternative Titles Nature with George Page First Air Date 1982-10-10 Last Air Date 2025-10-29 Number of Episodes 683 Number of Seasons 44 Genres Documentary, Family, Networks PBS, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List Nature Season 30 :Episode 1 Radioactive Wolves Radioactive Wolves 2011-10-19 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 30 :Episode 2 The Animal House The Animal House 2011-11-02 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 30 :Episode 3 Jungle Eagle Jungle Eagle 2011-11-09 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 30 :Episode 4 My Life as a Turkey My Life as a Turkey 2011-11-16 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 30 :Episode 5 Kangaroo Mob Kangaroo Mob 2012-01-11 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 30 :Episode 6 Fortress of the Bears Fortress of the Bears 2012-01-25 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 30 :Episode 7 Raccoon Nation Raccoon Nation 2012-02-08 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 30 :Episode 8 Ocean Giants: Giant Lives Ocean Giants: Giant Lives 2012-02-22 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 30 :Episode 9 Ocean Giants: Deep Thinkers Ocean Giants: Deep Thinkers 2012-02-22 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 30 :Episode 10 Ocean Giants: Voices of the Sea Ocean Giants: Voices of the Sea 2012-02-22 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 30 :Episode 11 River of No Return River of No Return 2012-04-18 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 30 :Episode 12 The White Lions The White Lions 2012-05-09 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 30 :Episode 13 Cracking the Koala Code Cracking the Koala Code 2012-05-16 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy...