Plot Synopsis

WILD AUSTRALIA is a four-part series that explores Australia, the kingdom of the kangaroo and red rocks, with aerial footage, super slow motion and animal stories. Yet Australia has much more to offer than its red heart: impenetrable jungle in the farthest north-east, bizarre native creatures like the cassowary and tree-kangaroo. In the east lives Australia;s teddy bear, the koala. For the first time, footage from the highest tops of the eucalyptus forest shows how radical and brutal these cuddly koalas really are. In the heat of south Australia, many marsupials have adapted to life underground: quirky wombats build giant tunnel systems, and whenever an enemy approaches, they block the entrance with their hefty hindquarters. NAT GEO WILD premiered WILD AUSTRALIA as a two-night event, showing back-to-back episodes from 9-11pm ET/PT on Sunday, February 15 and Monday, February 16, 2015.