Episode List
| Episode | Animals | Location | Winner | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great White Shark vs. Saltwater Crocodile | Northern Australian Coast | Great White Shark | A Great White Shark probes for food close to shore. A saltwater crocodile swims nearby, looking for new territory. The shark hits the crocodile with the bump-and-bite technique. Accustomed to defending itself against other males, the crocodile bites the shark's tail, but cannot get a good grip. The shark swims away and makes a wide turn for a full-on assault, but the crocodile gets the first bite on the shark's pectoral fin. It tears off the shark's fin with its classic death roll. Despite the injury, the shark is still strong. Then, both animals collide head on, and the crocodile grabs hold of the shark's snout with its crushing bite. The shark cannot fight back, and the crocodile attempts another death roll. Both combatants sink to the ground. Running out of air, the crocodile breaks the death lock and heads to the surface. With its soft underbelly exposed, the shark comes back with a textbook attack, and kills the crocodile with a powerful bite. |
| 2 | African Elephant vs. White Rhinoceros | Serengeti | African Elephant | The elephant is looking for food, but the rhinoceros sees it as a threat. The rhinoceros attacks the elephant with its charge and thrust, but the much smarter elephant charges as well and dodges the attack. The rhinoceros then tries to stab the elephant's throat, but the elephant is too tall for the rhinoceros' 4-foot horn. The rhinoceros tries an agile headbutt, but the elephant defends its head and face with its trunk and tusks. The elephant then attacks by stabbing the rhinoceros with its tusks twice (breaking a tusk in the process), topples the rhinoceros over with its tusks, and crushes it under its weight. The elephant then steps off and trumpets in victory. |
| 3 | Asiatic Lion vs. Bengal Tiger | India | Asiatic Lion | An Asiatic Lion is searching for food, roaming the whereabouts of India. Nearby, a tiger is feeding on its kill. The lion catches the tiger off guard and sprints towards it, but trips on the big cat and injures and tires himself. The agile tiger quickly recovers and repeatedly tries to bite the lion's throat, but the lion shakes off the attacks. The lion gets up and both combatants back away from each other. Both cats scratch each others' faces fiercely. The tiger swoops in to end the fight quickly with a neck bite, but the lion's mane deflects its aim. The tiger retreats, but jumps back at the lion. The lion's quick reflexes shake off the tiger, and pin it to the ground. At last, the lion sees an opening and goes for a fatal bite to the tiger's neck, killing it. The lion moves on, and roars in victory. |
| 4 | Hippopotamus vs. Bull Shark | Zambezi River | Hippopotamus | The bull shark begins the encounter with an exploratory bump. Then, the bull shark hits the hippopotamus with its bump-and-bite technique, startling the hippopotamus and causing it to thrash in fear. After confirming the hippopotamus is food, the bull shark tries to attack by biting the hippopotamus' body and stomach as hard as it can. The hippopotamus' thick hide combined with its enormous girth is too much of a mouthful for the much smaller shark. Even the thin skin on the back leg proves too tough for the shark. However, the bull shark manages to bite off the hippopotamus' tail. Badly hurt, the hippopotamus still does not know what hit it, but the very painful attack rouses its bad temper. The hippopotamus counterattacks by putting its huge head into the water, its enormous jaws easily encircling the shark. The hippopotamus closes its mouth, crushing the shark's head and killing it. |
| 5 | Gray Wolf vs. Cougar | Rocky Mountains | Cougar | The wolf is busy eating its dinner. A cougar smells meat from a long distance and investigates. The cougar comes across the wolf eating and thinks about trying to steal the food, but knows it cannot win once the wolf calls for reinforcements. The wolf notices it and growls. The cougar counters with the same technique, crouching and growling. Feeling its meal threatened, the wolf responds by charging forward and ferociously bites the cougar's back leg, but backs off when the cougar pounces on it with its front legs and lethal claws. Low on stamina, the cougar tries to flee, but the wolf continues the fight. The wolf howls loudly, clearly calling for help from its friends, bites the cougar on the forepaw, then pins it, but the cougar shakes off the attack. The cougar shoves the wolf in the air with its front and back paws, and then kills it with a bite to the neck. The cougar sniffs the carcass, then hears the wolf pack approaching and flees. |
| 6 | Walrus vs. Polar Bear | Arctic Circle | Walrus | The walrus is relaxing by water. A hungry polar bear suddenly comes by. The polar bear tries to bite and scratch the walrus, but the walrus's skin is too thick. Although it manages to briefly latch on with its teeth, the polar bear cannot inflict serious damage. As the walrus tries to escape, the polar bear gets dragged into the water, and the walrus gores the bear with its tusks. The bear is wounded and is running out of air, and attempts to flee. The bear struggles back to the surface, but the walrus kills the bear by driving its tusks into the carnivore's back. |
| 7 | Siberian Brown Bear vs. Siberian Tiger | Russia | Siberian Brown Bear | The bear attempts to steal the tiger's kill. The tiger then attacks the bear, but the bear is able to deflect each strike. The tiger tries to go for the jugular, but fails. The bear gets the big cat on the ground, and moves on, thinking the tiger is finished. However, the tiger jumps up on the bear from behind and latches on with its claws, cutting deep. Despite the tiger's persistent attacks, the bear's thick fur and fat, combined with its enormous girth, are too much for the tiger. The bear finishes the fight by breaking the tiger's back and biting it on the neck, to confirm victory. |
| 8 | African Lion vs. Nile Crocodile | Kenya | Nile Crocodile | The lion is by the river's edge when a crocodile goes out of the water, intent on stealing the lion's meat. The lion roars at the crocodile to back off but the crocodile responds by hissing loudly. The lion attacks but cannot land a deadly blow on the Nile Crocodile because of the crocodile's thick armor. The lion then tries to flip the crocodile to reach the crocodile's unarmored belly, but the crocodile counters with a powerful tail swipe. The lion dodges the tail swipe but the distraction allows the crocodile to retreat into the water. The lion stays at the water's edge, wondering where the crocodile has gone. The crocodile suddenly erupts out the water and before the lion can react, the crocodile clamps onto the cat's neck and brings it down. It then drags the dead lion into the water and performs a death roll, finishing the fight and then moving on in victory. |
| 9 | Green Anaconda vs. Jaguar | Amazon River | Green Anaconda | A bird call distracts the jaguar and the green anaconda strikes rapidly from beneath the water, wrapping itself around the jaguar and clamping its coils over its head. Both mammal and snake sink underwater. The big cat gets away by biting the snake's tail and cutting it with its sharp claws. Hurt and bleeding, the snake attempts to flee, but the jaguar fishes the snake out of the water. Then the anaconda makes a sudden counterattack, grabbing the big cat's head and coiling around it again. The jaguar is too tired from the battle to fight back and is killed. |
| 10 | Mountain Gorilla vs. African Leopard | Congo River | Mountain Gorilla | The gorilla has left his family in the trees and is looking for a place to bed down for the night. However, he unintentionally wanders into the territory of a mother leopard, who has hidden its cubs in a nearby den. The enraged leopard confronts the gorilla. The big primate tries to avoid a fight, beating its chest and howling, but the leopard doesn't flinch. The leopard then leaps onto a rock and, by surprise, jumps on the gorilla's back and bites its shoulder. The gorilla throws the leopard off, but using its better eyesight and stealth, the leopard leaps on the gorilla's back again. The gorilla easily throws it off again and this time turns the leopard over on its back. The leopard gets back up, but the Mountain gorilla chomps on the leopard's shoulder. The leopard roars in pain and backs off. Both opponents stare each other down and roar at each other. The leopard leaps towards the gorilla's throat, but the gorilla's arm slams down on the leopard's back, breaking its spinal cord and killing it instantly. |
| 11 | American Black Bear vs. American Alligator | Everglades | American Black Bear | The bear is drinking from a swamp on a hot Florida day. Suddenly, an alligator erupts out of the water, startling the bear. The alligator bites the bear's leg, leaving a wound. However, it only gets a mouthful of fur, fat, and muscle. The bear fights back. The alligator tries to do a tail swipe, but the bear anticipates it. Running out of energy and at a disadvantage on land, the alligator tries to retreat into the water, but the bear lunges. The alligator tries to roll away but gets stuck on its back and the bear pins it. The bear scratches deep into the alligator's soft underbelly, fatally wounding it and the bear walks away. |
| 12 | Sperm Whale vs. Colossal Squid | Antarctic Ocean | Sperm Whale | The combatants both sense each other: the squid sees the whale, while the whale's echolocation reveals the location of the squid. The whale tries to eat the squid, but just before it reaches the mouth, the squid attacks. By rising close to the surface, the squid is shaken off, but not before it scratches the whale. Now it is no contest: the whale amplifies its sonar and the squid is paralyzed by it and eaten alive. |
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