Night on Earth

S01E05: Sleepless Cities

After dark, the natural world appears in unnatural places: Migrating elephants stroll through town, and urbanized otters romp in the city.

Overview

This nature series’ new technology lifts night’s veil to reveal the hidden lives of the world’s creatures, from lions on the hunt to bats on the wing.

Episodes

Moonlit Plains

S01E01 Moonlit Plains

January 29, 2020 8.0 53 min
From the African savanna to the Peruvian desert, lives of predators and prey are closely linked to the moon’s cycles and the opportunities they bring.
Frozen Nights

S01E02 Frozen Nights

January 29, 2020 8.0 45 min
Mothers with cubs fight to survive, and a lonely monkey finds safety in numbers as animals navigate cold landscapes during the planet’s longest nights.
Jungle Nights

S01E03 Jungle Nights

January 29, 2020 8.0 53 min
Beneath the jungle’s canopy, the night is alive with fantastic beasts, large and small, who use the darkness to socialize, hunt, climb and crawl.
Dark Seas

S01E04 Dark Seas

January 29, 2020 8.0 48 min
The oceans’ tides ebb and flow in concert with the moon, and so do the lives of the creatures below, from the largest whale shark to the smallest prawn.
Sleepless Cities

S01E05 Sleepless Cities

January 29, 2020 9.0 41 min
After dark, the natural world appears in unnatural places: Migrating elephants stroll through town, and urbanized otters romp in the city.
Dusk Till Dawn

S01E06 Dusk Till Dawn

January 29, 2020 8.0 51 min
The night unfolds to reveal magic in the air, drama in the deep, and danger on the ground as animals across the planet rise with the sunset.

Cast

Samira Wiley
Samira Wiley
Self - Narrator (voice)

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