OceanXplorers (2024)
Traveling aboard the OceanXplorer, OceanX's state-of-the-art scientific research and exploration vessel, to investigate the farthest frontiers of the world's oceans, 80% of which are entirely unknown. Armed with advanced technology, a hand-picked team of intrepid explorers and scientists, National Geographic Explorers and other ocean experts embark on a global odyssey to solve some of the ocean's greatest mysteries through the lives of its animals and their ecosystems.
📺 Seasons & Episodes
Season 16 episodes
1. Realm of the Humpbacks
⏱ 40 minThe team travels to the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean to reveal the greatest secrets in the lives of the North Atlantic humpback whale; they witness a mother defend her calf in the ultimate ocean battle with a pack of orcas.
2. Giants of the Deep
⏱ 38 minIn the Azores, the team follows the elusive sperm whales to their hunting grounds a mile beneath the surface, where they discover the secret lives of these deep-diving whales.
3. Jurassic Shark
⏱ 37 minThe team is in the Azores to tag the sixgill shark and learn more about its nightly patterns hunting for food in the abyss; the team tags and retrieves valuable data, uncovering why this shark undertakes its epic journey from the depths at night.
4. Hammerhead Highway
⏱ 36 minThe team is in the crystal-clear waters of Bimini in the Bahamas to witness the incredible journey of the great hammerhead shark; as the team follows the shark's migration, they discover the secrets of how these animals navigate the vast ocean.
5. Kingdom of the Polar Bear
⏱ 39 minThe team's mission is to figure out if Svalbard's polar bears are adapting to their environment; they face this giant of the Arctic Ocean and scale a glacier to learn how much time is left for one of the most critical habitats for polar bears.
6. Ice Giants
⏱ 41 minLearning how a population of bowhead whales, once hunted almost to extinction, is faring today; the team is the first to observe the feeding strategies of the deep-sea Greenland shark, an animal that can live for more than 400 years.
