Mediterranean: Life Under Siege

The loggerhead seaturtle crosses the Mediterranean from France to Greece to lay its eggs on the beach where it was born. The bluefin tuna swims from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean to spawn in its birthplace.

Guillaume, a world free-diving champion, explores the world of mother sperm whales and goes into the deep sea of the Mediterranean.

Growing up in the Mediterranean is no easy task. There is a lonely monk seal who has been separated from his family by a storm. On the island of Amorgos, a young cat is rejected by its mother.

Under the care of their mothers, many Mediterranean animals enjoy a certain amount of protection. But as this fascinating natural history documentary reveals, the move to adulthood can be fraught with danger. Monk seals are almost extinct in the Med, but one pup is under threat from his parents and outside human forces. Elsewhere a young Fin Whale struggles to find its own food.

Aging is affecting animals too, as old male flamingos are becoming clumsy; Time seems to be having no hold on some plants like Posidonia, a type of sea grass, which can be living up to a hundred thousand years.