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Season 5 episodes (11)
1 Braving the Bait Balls
9/12/24
Season-only
Steve is in search of one of the most spectacular events on earth - bait balls. These wildlife events are so epic that they can be seen from space - but they won't be easy to find.
2 Big Cat Special
9/12/24
Season-only
Steve goes in search of the deadliest cats in Africa in the carnivore capital of Zambia. He gets up close to the rulers of the Savannah - the lions and leopards.
3 Very Hungry Hippos
9/12/24
Season-only
Steve heads to Zambia for the first time, where he hears hippo communication on a whole new level, spots a high-diving croc and meets some incredible sniffer dogs.
4 Steve’s River Expedition
9/12/24
Season-only
Steve heads to Suriname, a country with more forest than anywhere else on earth. He kayaks upriver in search of some deadly critters.
5 Saving the Pangolins
9/12/24
Season-only
Steve takes a special journey to meet the most trafficked animal on earth - the pangolin. He meets the people working tirelessly to save them.
6 The Deep
9/12/24
Season-only
Steve heads down in a deep-sea submersible to explore the ocean depths like never before. He then travels to the Natural History Museum to meet some of the weirdest animals from the deep.
7 Giant Otter Stakeout
9/12/24
Season-only
Steve heads into the heart of the Suriname Jungle. He goes in search of poison dart frogs, deadly snakes and hopes to find the elusive giant river otter.
8 South America’s Wildest
9/12/24
Season-only
Steve searches for deadly animals living in the capital of Suriname. From snakes in people's gardens to snail-catching kites and one of the deadliest snakes on earth.
9 Sharks and Eels
9/12/24
Season-only
Steve heads to the Mexican island of Cabo Pulmo, where the people have worked tirelessly to bring their surrounding oceans back to life and make it a marine reserve.
10 Saving Wild Dogs
9/12/24
Season-only
Steve heads to meet some of the most endangered animals in Southern Africa - wild dogs. He meets the people working to save them and explores why their survival is so important.
11 Mexico Mayhem
9/12/24
Season-only
Steve goes in search of ocean acrobats, mischievous coyotes and deadlies in miniature - but he ends up having an encounter with a humpback whale he will never forget!
About this show
Steve Backshall and the Deadly 60 team travel the world in search of the planets deadliest creatures.