Weapons of the Wild

National Geographic Channel Collection

Forged over millions of years by the challenges of life in a hostile and competitive world, animal armaments are the most deadly examples of evolution at work. Whether it’s teeth or claws, tusks or venom, most animals have some form of weaponry to survive. To attack prey or to defend themselves, in territorial battles or in fights for a mate, animals have evolved a spectacular array of lethal adaptations. But scientists are only now learning of the true nature of these sensational arsenals. With ultra-slow motion, super-macro photography, infrared, x-ray and motion-sensing apparatus we can now investigate the amazing mechanics, complex chemistry and impressive architecture of animal weaponry and explore its lethal effect in more detail than ever before.

Weapons of the Wild is a dramatic and intimate encounter with the animal kingdom’s most powerful and ingenious “Weapons” and “Defence systems”. Exploring this remarkable world of weaponry takes us on a global journey, from the arid plains of central Australia, to the sweeping Serengeti grasslands and into the jungles of Central and South America.

Editor of episodes 1, 5 and the opening credits/promo for the 6-part natural history series "Weapons of the Wild", produced for WildFury and National Geographic Television International (NGTI). The series is a dramatic and intimate encounter with the animal kingdom’s most powerful and ingenious weapons and defence systems, as well as a look at our own "natural history" of violence.

With newly developed technology we can now investigate the amazing mechanics, complex chemistry and impressive architecture of animal weaponry that has evolved over millions of years and explore its lethal effect in more detail than ever before.