Nat Geo Amazing

Ended Friday / 7:00pm National Geographic US 60 min.
The pages of National Geographic magazine come alive in this 10-part series, revealing the wacky, often whimsical, always wild wonders of the world, and celebrating its fascinating and fun people, places and things.

Season 1

10 Episodes

In this episode, visit a prison hotel where guests surrender all belongings except for a toothbrush and spend their stay in a real jail cell - complete with armed guards and a VIP interrogation package. Then, watch as natures ultimate contortionist, the octopus, manipulates its body to fit through crevices as small as a quarter.
Sep 10 2010
See a wrangler round up deadly sea snakes, risking his life to take their blood to create antivenin. Stripped of diving equipment and pushing his body to the limit, a free diver attempts to set a new record, descending hundreds of feet in one of the world's deepest underwater sinkholes. See how the basilisk lizard stays afloat and runs on water, earning the name Jesus lizard. And science is pitted against the supernatural as a scientist tests his theory of evolutionary fear on 200 subjects.
Sep 03 2010
From the science of fighting, to a flying boat car, to the deadliest animals of the desert, National Geographic is taking you on an adventure to explore our sometimes wacky, often whimsical, always wild, wonders of the world.
Aug 27 2010
From the worlds oldest mummies, to Lego robots, to monster fish, National Geographic is taking you on an adventure to explore our sometimes wacky, often whimsical, always wild, wonders of the world.
Aug 20 2010
From a fight festival, to microscopic masterpieces, to the science of avalanche survival, National Geographic is taking you on an adventure to explore our sometimes wacky, often whimsical, always wild, wonders of the world.
Aug 13 2010
From bridge jumping and sword swallowing, to clever crows and baboon theives, National Geographic is taking you on an adventure to explore our sometimes wacky, often whimsical, always wild, wonders of the world.
Aug 06 2010
From man-eating snakes, to a robot elephant, to an invisible man, National Geographic is taking you on an adventure to explore our sometimes wacky, often whimsical, always wild, wonders of the world.
Jul 30 2010
From bike stunts, to edible spiders, to alligator eating snakes, National Geographic is taking you on an adventure to explore our sometimes wacky, often whimsical, always wild, wonders of the world.
Jul 23 2010
In this episode of Nat Geo Amazing! we take you around the globe and back. From a Japanese crystal ball juggler, to extreme kayaking, to a San Francisco based earthquake lab, our bizarre, yet fascinating world is on display. Join the adventure and learn something new along the way.
Jul 16 2010
From the tallest building in America, to killer swarms, to flying cars, to city-dwelling penguins, National Geographic is taking you on an adventure to explore our sometimes wacky, often whimsical, always wild, wonders of the world.
Jul 09 2010