A Matabele ant (Megaponera analis) scouting for termites to eat. After locating a termite colony, the ant scout will return to its nest to rally an army. (National Geographic/Romilly Spiers)Posted 10/03/24AnimalGenius_UHD_17.jpeg
Matabele ants perform first aid on on other ants that have been injured in battle by administering antimicrobial proteins to infected wounds. (National Geographic/Romilly Spiers)Posted 10/03/24AnimalGenius_UHD_16.jpeg
Olive ridley turtle hatchlings head for the ocean shortly after digging their way out of their underground nest. (National Geographic/Adam Clarke)Posted 10/03/24AnimalGenius_UHD_07.jpeg
A family group of meerkats respond to a ground predator alarm call by bunching up together and all scanning the horizon for danger.(National Geographic/Adam Clarke)Posted 10/03/24AnimalGenius_UHD_11.jpeg
Crew film Liz Bonnin as she watches a meerkat gang emerge from their burrow at sunrise. (National Geographic/Emilie Ehrhardt)Posted 10/03/24AnimalGenius_005.jpg
A meerkat uses cinematographer Adam Clarke as a vantage point to look out for predators. Meerkats at the Kalahari Research Centre are used to the presence of scientists, so see people as just another part of the landscape. (National Geographic/Emilie Ehrhardt)Posted 10/03/24AnimalGenius_011.jpg
A meerkat uses cinematographer Adam Clarke as a vantage point to look out for predators. Meerkats at the Kalahari Research Centre are used to the presence of scientists, so see people as just another part of the landscape. (National Geographic/Emilie Ehrhardt)Posted 10/03/24AnimalGenius_001.jpg
A meerkat uses cinematographer Adam Clarke as a vantage point to look out for predators. Meerkats at the Kalahari Research Centre are used to the presence of scientists, so see people as just another part of the landscape. (National Geographic/Emilie Ehrhardt)Posted 10/03/24AnimalGenius_002.jpg
Olive ridley turtle hatchlings head for the ocean shortly after digging their way out of their underground nest. (National Geographic/Adam Clarke)Posted 10/03/24AnimalGenius_UHD_10.jpeg
Liz Bonnin watches as a three-week-old meerkat pup emerges from the den for the first time. (National Geographic/Emilie Ehrhardt)Posted 10/03/24AnimalGenius_017.jpg
A meerkat looks right into the camera. This population at the Kalahari Research Centre have been studied by researchers for over 30 years, allowing the camera team to get up close to get these charming images. (National Geographic/Adam Clarke)Posted 10/03/24AnimalGenius_UHD_06.jpeg
A meerkat sentinel climbs a bush in search of a higher vantage point to spot predators in the distance. (National Geographic/Emilie Ehrhardt)Posted 10/03/24AnimalGenius_003.jpg
Turtle Biologist Martha Harfush holds an olive ridley sea turtle hatchling before it is released into the ocean. (National Geographic/Emilie Ehrhardt)Posted 10/03/24AnimalGenius_026.jpg
Researcher and turtle bioacoustics expert Dr. Gabriel Jorgewich-Cohen uses highly sensitive microphones to listen to turtle embryos vocalizing inside their eggs to synchronize hatching. Turtle nests are carefully reared at the sanctuary to maximize their chances of survival. (National Geographic/Emilie Ehrhardt)Posted 10/03/24AnimalGenius_032.jpg
Meerkats begin their day basking in the early morning sun and chattering to each other. Recent research has found that meerkats take turns to call, waiting for the previous one to finish before the next one starts up. (National Geographic/Adam Clarke)Posted 10/03/24AnimalGenius_UHD_05.jpeg
Researcher and turtle bioacoustics expert Dr. Gabriel Jorgewich-Cohen uses highly sensitive microphones to listen to turtle embryos vocalizing inside their eggs to synchronize hatching. Turtle nests are carefully reared at the sanctuary to maximize their chances of survival. (National Geographic/Emilie Ehrhardt)Posted 10/03/24AnimalGenius_031.jpg
Liz Bonnin and turtle bioacoustics expert Dr. Gabriel Jorgewich-Cohen listen to olive ridley sea turtles vocalizing inside their eggs to synchronize hatching. (National Geographic/Emilie Ehrhardt)Posted 10/03/24AnimalGenius_019.jpg
Olive Ridley turtle hatchlings emerging into the sunlight. Each underground nest can contain up to 130 turtles. (National Geographic/Adam Clarke)Posted 10/03/24AnimalGenius_UHD_09.jpeg
Liz Bonnin and turtle bioacoustics expert Dr. Gabriel Jorgewich-Cohen listen to olive ridley sea turtles vocalizing inside their eggs to synchronize hatching. (National Geographic/Emilie Ehrhardt)Posted 10/03/24AnimalGenius_020.jpg
Matabele ants perform first aid on on other ants that have been injured in battle by administering antimicrobial proteins to infected wounds. (National Geographic/Adam Clarke)Posted 10/03/24AnimalGenius_UHD_08.jpeg
A green kingfisher is one of several bird species that attempt to catch the sulfur mollies. (National Geographic/Mark Payne-Gill)Posted 10/03/24AnimalGenius_UHD_24.jpeg
Liz Bonnin and turtle bioacoustics expert Dr. Gabriel Jorgewich-Cohen listen to olive ridley sea turtles vocalizing inside their eggs to synchronize hatching. (National Geographic/Emilie Ehrhardt)Posted 10/03/24AnimalGenius_022.jpg
Turtles have an ingenious way of ensuring they all emerge from the nest at the same time. (National Geographic/Adam Clarke/Compost Creative)Posted 10/03/24AnimalGenius_UHD_02.jpeg
Professor Marta Manser has spent the last 30 years studying the remarkable language of meerkats.(National Geographic/Mark Hammond)Posted 10/03/24AnimalGenius_UHD_18.jpeg
