Shadowlands

Experience unbelievable acts of courage and loyalty by creatures trying to survive in the remote wilderness of New Zealand’s South Island. Face forest penguins’ feast and famine cycles, and explore the tumultuous world of newborn sea lions.

Learn how winter’s arrival triggers animal survival instincts in southwestern New Zealand. Track dolphins as they move to warmer waters to give their calves a fighting chance, and join longfin eels on an epic migration to their spawning grounds.

Visit the nurturing seas of New Zealand, where young creatures live dramatic lives of danger and discovery as they mature into independent adults. Watch as parents help young ones spot food, identify enemies, and avoid hazards.