On Sanibel Island, alligators are surging from waterways and ambushing people. In three years, three attacks have come without warning and two of them have been fatal. Our team investigates this disturbing outbreak of violence.
Two talented snake handlers are bitten by cobras. One attack makes world-wide news and the other is captured on video. The story of how the two men were bitten unfolds in a tragic tale of cobras, cameras and contrasting cultures.
In the world's largest delta, 54 small islands make up the Sundarbans, a place laden with some of the most fearsome predators on Earth. Bengal tigers attack up to 50 people a year, and now a tiger has attacked inside a village.
Fraser Island, Australia, March 29, 2001: an Englishman vanishes. Investigators follow every lead without a trace until two years later, a hiker discovers his remains. Was it murder, suicide, or did he die of natural causes?
After decades of wary co-existence between bears and humans, a rash of attacks stuns the remote island of Kodiak, Alaska. What is happening on Kodiak Island? Why are the hunters becoming the hunted?
For as long as we have enjoyed the ocean for recreation there have been reports of attacks on humans by sharks. Find out what could cause a great white to attack a swimmer.
On the banks of the Rufiji River in Tanzania a man-eater spreads terror in villages, killing 49 people within 18 months. Damaged teeth may explain the lion's preference for human meat. Are there more of its kind out there?
An enormous saltwater crocodile attacks a group of tourists swimming in the Australian outback. Why were they swimming with crocodiles? Return to the remote scene of the attack to discover some surprising and disturbing answers.
In Ecuador's village of Jatun Molino, something is killing people. The victims have rabies of the type that comes from vampire bats. But why would these shy creatures target humans? An international team probes into the tragedy.
An investigation into dolphin attacks on humans reveals that dolphins are not always friendly playmates. Dolphin experts and animal biologists reveal a complex world of intelligence, sexual aggression and social hierarchy.
South Africa: an ordinary June morning in 2003. A young mother responds to the cries of her three-month-old child and discovers the infant has been taken from its bed, by a baboon! Investigators deconstruct what happened.
Experts from the US and Canada are called upon to investigate the brutal death of a young geology student in northern Saskatchewan. Early indications point to the first wolf attack fatality to be documented in North America.
Following a spate of bear attacks one Canadian summer, experts are investigating what has led these giants to suddenly attack so many people. Could the bears now be seeing humans as prey?
Recife, one of Brazil's top tourist destinations, has miles of sandy beaches, inviting waves... and the highest concentration of shark attacks in the world. What can the locals do to stop the attacks?
When one person is killed and another seriously injured in the Okavango Delta investigators are stunned to find the killer was a hippo. Experts attempt to discover what is causing the violent attacks.
A Florida woman is killed by an alligator, and five days later a further two women become victims in separate attacks. What is causing these predators to turn humans from hunter into hunted?
After an attack on a human by a buffalo, investigators struggle to explain why the placid grazer turned savage. An investigation unravels a chilling revelation of the beasts' cunning intelligence.
Cougar attacks on humans happen more often on Canada's Vancouver Island than anywhere else in the world. Two teams of experts investigate six of these encounters.
A camper is attacked in Alaska, and a tourist killed in Norway. On both occasions the assailant has been a bear. As attacks become more common, scientists examine the causes of this behaviour.
In a Sierra Leone animal sanctuary, three tourists and their driver are brutally attacked by a huge chimpanzee. Investigators set out to discover what caused this intelligent animal to attack humans.
After 30 years of observing brown bears in Russia, Vitaly Nikolaenko was killed by one of these giant animals. An investigation tries to uncover why Vitaly ignored the warning signs.
The brush land of South Africa is a dream destination for eco-tourists, but when a group of them are suddenly attacked, investigators look at similar attacks in the region for clues as to why.
On the remote Komodo Island in Indonesia, a young boy finds himself in a fight for his life with a Komodo Dragon, the largest lizard in the world. Experts explain why humans have become the hunted.
On Norway's Arctic island of Spitsbergen, two co-eds are attacked by a polar bear. Two other attacks lead investigators to discover the cause of the animal's disturbing behaviour.