Universe

Scorching sun for one half of the year. For the other, biting frost. Mongolia is a land of extremes. With such a hostile climate, its wealth of wildlife comes as a surprise. Over time, humans and animals have learned to cope with harsh conditions. This is a land where life and death are close together. Both hunters and their prey have found astonishing survival strategies. Fascinating wildlife inhabiting a hostile environment and breath-taking sceneries - this is Wild Mongolia.

The sparrow may seem inconspicuous to most city folk, but they are also a very curious and clever species. Travel to Cairo, Moscow, New York and Paris, and see how this industrious little bird has integrated itself into urban landscapes around the world.

Venice is a myth, the most magnificent backdrop in the world. But the city leads a double life - on the one hand, the bustling lagoon city, on the other, the fascinating world of its many, partly uninhabited, islands.

The blood-red sphere of the sun sinks beneath the horizon, and the calls of waterbirds and raptors cut through the twilight. This is the westernmost point of the Orient, Austria's only steppe lake. Lake Neusiedl, just two meters deep, is surrounded by an immense reed jungle - a world in miniature where humans instantly lose their orientation.

A nature documentary exploring the dramatic landscapes, wildlife, and the deep connection to whisky production in the Scottish Highlands.

This documentary follows the widest variety of creatures in the Mediterranean climate of the Danube - like the western green lizard and the Aesculapian snake - the largest lizard and snake in central Europe. The audience is invited to experience the family life of ground squirrels, visit the islands that have their own local species of scorpion, and encounter the praying mantis, etc.