Get closer. Be immersed in the lives of nature's creatures.

NAT GEO WILD

The Great Valley was home to some of America's greatest legends; today, the critters hunted by the likes of Davy Crocket and Daniel Boone still thrive in this little-known strip of wilderness.

America's Wild Frontier

Into the Appalachians

People and animals in America's heartland face a life fraught with risk and danger; in order to share the abundant ecosystem with farmers and their tools, it's safest for wildlife on the fringes: in the field, above the hayloft, and under plow.

Secret Life of a Farm

At America's center, the Mississippi, the Missouri and the Ohio rivers combine their strength and transform into a behemoth that splits the nation; thousands of snow geese arrive with winter, and river otters hunt within breaks in the ice.

The Mighty Mississippi

Explore the story of America's beautiful, raw, and untamed heartland, where wildlife roams from the badlands of South Dakota to the lowlands of Mississippi.

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