Wild Metropolis

As the urban world grows animals are displaced from land that belonged to them. From herons to humpback whales, follow the captivating stories of wild survivors.

With a unique set of skills and abilities rats have become possibly the ultimate urban animal, able to survive in the cracks of our cities with such ease that they now live with us on every continent of the world other than Antarctica.

On Costa Rica’s Pacific Coast, native capuchin monkeys use their brains to relieve innocent tourists of their food, but it's not a natural behavior, and one that could end badly for the monkeys.

The herons of Amsterdam have survived in its waterways for centuries, adapting to the modern city in surprising ways. Some have learnt to live by the clock and wait for closing time at the fish market, but others have struck up warm and long lived relationships with local residents.

On the golf courses of America’s East Coast, young male alligators are forced to get out of their water hazard homes and walk the course looking for love, and a territory of their own.

A waddle of penguins returning from a fishing trip head into the city of Cape Town at rush hour to find their nests. In the sea they are at risk of attack by great white sharks, but in the city they face something potentially more dangerous – cars.

Each night one-ton hippos travel into St. Lucia, South Africa from the nearby river, and they are after just one thing: grass. A hippo can eat up to 90 pounds in a single sitting.

Giant water monitors have a colossal appetite and are always on the hunt for food. To maintain a low profile they go underground and take to the sewers to commute across Bangkok.

An adult male Ibex fights a young pretender over a love interest in Mitzpe Ramon, Israel. It’s an important lesson on the road to maturity for the young pretender. Point made, the adult climbs on top of a parked car to let off some steam.

In a modern migration, animals travel in and out of cities to find food, shelter or to start a family. See if the secret to success in a fast-changing world is commuting.

The "Mafia" troop of Macaques in Lopburi, Thailand prove they know the best spots in town to grab a bite to eat. For them, it’s all about timing as they raid a moving car to get a meal.

750 long-eared owls are thriving in the shelter of Kikinda town square, Serbia in what is by far the largest long-eared owl roost in the world.