Big Pacific - Episode Guide

Man has explored the land, the ocean's surface, and large parts of the solar system, and in the 21st century, we are just beginning to explore the depths of the Pacific Ocean. We yearn to unravel the mysterious Pacific – but she does not give up her secrets willingly.

Violence is part of life in the Pacific, and those that live here must choose whether to avoid conflict or rise to meet it. The Pacific Ocean is a hunter's paradise. Surrounded by the Ring of Fire, this ocean is the epicenter of natural mayhem. From the skies of Snake Island to the teeming tropics, animals are reinventing the delivery of death on a grand scale.

There is plenty of food in the Pacific Ocean for creatures of all sizes, but it is the challenge of finding that food that drives all life in the Pacific. In the voracious Pacific, we meet a destructive army of mouths, a killer with a hundred mouths and the biggest mouth in the ocean.

In the Pacific, the quest to multiply has spawned a stunning array of unusual behaviors and adaptations. There are forest penguins with a tenuous marriage, the secret rendezvous of great white sharks, and the tale of male pregnancy.

Filming the big Pacific, an ocean covering a third of the planet, was a grand idea that became a gigantic undertaking. This "Making Of" special explores the highlights and challenges of wildlife filmmaking.