Plot Synopsis

BIG LITTLE JOURNEYS is a three-part NATURE miniseries that follows six tiny travelers -- a turtle, a bushbaby, a pangolin, a lion tamarin, a water vole, and a chameleon -- as they risk it all to complete big journeys against the odds. While the distances may not seem monumental to us, grasses appear like skyscrapers and raindrops fall as big as cars to these little creatures. Working with scientists and conservationists around the world and using the latest camera technology, this series captures insights into the lives of the small but mighty. Each episode explores the journeys of two distinctive little animals:

"Home" (U.S. premiere on Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 8pm): In Canada, a walnut-sized turtle ventures through a forest of giants, dodging huge trucks along the highway. The newly hatched turtle is in search of the lake where she will spend the next 50 years of her life. In South Africa, a young bushbaby is expelled by his family and must journey into the unknown to find a new home. He is drawn toward the lights of the human world in the city of Pretoria.

"Survival" (U.S. premiere on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 8pm): In Taiwan, a Formosan pangolin travels through a land of giants to find a mate in a protected forest. The lonely male encounters dangerous and strange characters along the way, from a cobra to a Formosan moon bear. In Brazil's Atlantic Forest, a family of golden-headed lion tamarins, searching for food, journey to a land of plenty and face an ocelot and a monkey-eating harpy eagle in their path.

"Bloodlines" (U.S. premiere on Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at 8pm): In Madagascar's Kirindy Forest, a matchstick-sized chameleon goes on an epic journey through high trees and ground floors to find a mate and lay eggs before it's too late. A water vole in the Scottish Highlands swims a lake, climbs a waterfall and scales a mountain also to find a suitor and a place to raise her pups.