Sky Nature HD Thursday

From elands locking corkscrew horns to striped marlins spearing unsuspecting prey, avoid the swords, spikes and deadly hood ornaments on these epic alpha hunters.

Go scavenging with nature's clean-up crew, as Tasmanian devils get into food fights with rivals, dung beetles roll over the competition and more.

A baby chimp tries to prove he can go it alone, the Bachelor Boys become frightened of a new toy, and the Chilean capuchins experience life in the outside world

The park hosts a morning sing-off, and golden-cheeked gibbon Zoey introduces a new member of the family. Over in Hananya's group, hot potatoes are on the menu

The local economy of Palau relies heavily on eco-tourism. But as this documentary shows, the country is fighting a hard battle against man-made environmental destruction

The autumn season brings fresh opportunities for creatures including seals, chameleons and monkeys. Plus, rare creatures begin to reveal themselves

An elephant on the cusp of adulthood must leave one herd and join another - but gaining the acceptance of a new family will prove difficult

After months of recuperation, Clara and her infant Clarita are now robust enough to move to Bangamat Island, but on arrival they are met with a hostile reception

Following the journey of a young cotton-top tamarin as she leaves her birth family in search of a mate in another troop

A baby chimp tries to prove he can go it alone, the Bachelor Boys become frightened of a new toy, and the Chilean capuchins experience life in the outside world

The park hosts a morning sing-off, and golden-cheeked gibbon Zoey introduces a new member of the family. Over in Hananya's group, hot potatoes are on the menu

The local economy of Palau relies heavily on eco-tourism. But as this documentary shows, the country is fighting a hard battle against man-made environmental destruction

The autumn season brings fresh opportunities for creatures including seals, chameleons and monkeys. Plus, rare creatures begin to reveal themselves

An elephant on the cusp of adulthood must leave one herd and join another - but gaining the acceptance of a new family will prove difficult

Documentary using high-speed cameras to show spectacularly brutal co-ordinated attacks by predators

Following the journey of a young cotton-top tamarin as she leaves her birth family in search of a mate in another troop

A baby chimp tries to prove he can go it alone, the Bachelor Boys become frightened of a new toy, and the Chilean capuchins experience life in the outside world

The park hosts a morning sing-off, and golden-cheeked gibbon Zoey introduces a new member of the family. Over in Hananya's group, hot potatoes are on the menu

A look at K'gari in Queensland, also known as Fraser Island, with footage of stingrays hunting soldier crabs in the tidal shallows, acid frogs evading vicious predators

Inara searches for her kidnapped cubs and Chilli stalks a warthog, while struggling to keep all nine of the young cheetahs fed

Following the journey of a young cotton-top tamarin as she leaves her birth family in search of a mate in another troop

Documentary using high-speed cameras to show spectacularly brutal co-ordinated attacks by predators

After months of recuperation, Clara and her infant Clarita are now robust enough to move to Bangamat Island, but on arrival they are met with a hostile reception

The arrival of spring on New Zealand's east coast, a time of promise for the New Zealand fur seal and the northern royal albatross

A look at K'gari in Queensland, also known as Fraser Island, with footage of stingrays hunting soldier crabs in the tidal shallows, acid frogs evading vicious predators

Inara searches for her kidnapped cubs and Chilli stalks a warthog, while struggling to keep all nine of the young cheetahs fed

The local economy of Palau relies heavily on eco-tourism. But as this documentary shows, the country is fighting a hard battle against man-made environmental destruction

The autumn season brings fresh opportunities for creatures including seals, chameleons and monkeys. Plus, rare creatures begin to reveal themselves