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Animals & nature Videos Recommended on Hacker News (61)
Animals & nature is one of the 150 topics Hacker News readers organize their video recommendations around. These 61 videos each earned real recommendations in real HN threads between 2008 and 2026 — 140 recommendations in total — and they're ranked by how many separate months the community kept coming back to them, not by view count.
Animals and nature: animal behavior, bird and crow intelligence, insects, ocean life, wildlife documentaries, ecology, plants, zoology, David Attenborough, pets.
Why HN keeps sending people here — on Dominion (2018) - full documentary [Official]: “this documentary made me re-evaluate my diet.” — an HN commenter, 2020.
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12 mo on HNDominion (2018) - full documentary [Official]
Farm Transparency Project
10 HN recommender · 2019–2024
8 mo on HNDick Proenneke in Alone in the Wilderness
swererbob
10 HN recommender · 2012–2023
6 mo on HNDOUGLAS ADAMS: Parrots, the Universe and Everything
University of California Television (UCTV)
5 HN recommender · 2014–2025
6 mo on HNThe Intense 8 Hour Hunt | Attenborough Life of Mammals | BBC Earth
BBC Earth
6 HN recommender · 2010–2024
5 mo on HNHappy People | Spring (part 1) [Happy People Documentary | Spring in Siberia Part 1
Дмитрий Васюков
4 HN recommender · 2015–2023
4 mo on HNHow Trees Bend the Laws of Physics
Veritasium
4 HN recommender · 2013–2026
5 mo on HNDAIRY IS SCARY!
Erin Janus
3 HN recommender · 2019–2023
5 mo on HNMan Spends 30 Years Turning Degraded Land into Massive Forest – Fools & Dreamers (Full Documentary)
Happen Films
4 HN recommender · 2019–2025
4 mo on HNWorst Nuclear Accidents in History
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
7 HN recommender · 2021–2023
3 mo on HNMoral behavior in animals | Frans de Waal
TED
3 HN recommender · 2019–2024
4 mo on HNMosquito trap DIY 8,000 mosquito kill reduce ZIKA DENGUE MALARIA MaxxAir Fan CO2
GREENPOWERSCIENCE
4 HN recommender · 2018–2025
4 mo on HNWhy Koko (Probably) Couldn't Talk (Sorry) | The Deep Dive
Soup Emporium
4 HN recommender · 2021–2026
4 mo on HNHow Wolves Change Rivers
Sustainable Human
4 HN recommender · 2014–2022
3 mo on HNCrow skiing down a roof
Niko Niko
3 HN recommender · 2019–2024
3 mo on HNKedi - Full Length Documentary
vlogbrothers
3 HN recommender · 2018–2022
3 mo on HNMy Octopus Teacher: The Greatest Horror Film
Maggie Mae Fish
3 HN recommender · 2021–2022
3 mo on HNBed Bugs- What You've Been Told is Totally False
Mark Rober
3 HN recommender · 2023–2025
3 mo on HNHow did consciousness evolve? - with Nicholas Humphrey
The Royal Institution
3 HN recommender · 2023–2024
3 mo on HNSlow Motion Flipping Cat Physics | Smarter Every Day 58
SmarterEveryDay
3 HN recommender · 2012–2023
2 mo on HNAmazing! Bird Sounds From The Lyre Bird - David Attenborough - BBC Wildlife
BBC Studios
2 HN recommender · 2008–2023
3 mo on HNCordyceps: attack of the killer fungi - Planet Earth Attenborough BBC wildlife
BBC Studios
3 HN recommender · 2017–2026
3 mo on HNCausal understanding of water displacement by a crow
PLOS Media
3 HN recommender · 2015–2023
2 mo on HNAre Crows the Ultimate Problem Solvers? | Inside the Animal Mind | BBC Earth
BBC Earth
2 HN recommender · 2017–2021
2 mo on HNAttenborough: the amazing Lyre Bird sings like a chainsaw! Now in high quality | BBC Earth
BBC Earth
2 HN recommender · 2020–2025
3 mo on HNThe Secret Reason Horses Let Us Ride Them
CGP Grey
3 HN recommender · 2018–2023
2 mo on HNIf You Eat Meat You Should Know This
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
3 HN recommender · 2025–2026
2 mo on HNSpider With Three Super Powers | The Hunt | BBC Earth
BBC Earth
3 HN recommender · 2019–2022
2 mo on HNHow Wolves Change Rivers [REMASTERED HD] - George Monbiot
Sustainable Human
2 HN recommender · 2023–2025
2 mo on HNDiatoms: Tiny Factories You Can See From Space
Journey to the Microcosmos
2 HN recommender · 2020–2024
2 mo on HNI Saved a PNG Image To A Bird
Benn Jordan
2 HN recommender · 2025–2026
2 mo on HNTwo Monkeys Were Paid Unequally: Excerpt from Frans de Waal's TED Talk
TED Blog Video
2 HN recommender · 2014–2024
2 mo on HNAlcoholic Vervet Monkeys! - Weird Nature - BBC animals
BBC Studios
2 HN recommender · 2014–2021
2 mo on HNAre WILD cockatoos smart enough to solve this puzzle?
Maker's Muse
2 HN recommender · 2021–2025
2 mo on HNThe Dolphin House
Atrocity Guide
2 HN recommender · 2021–2025
2 mo on HNThe Bizarre Truth About Purebred Dogs (and Why Mutts Are Better) - Adam Ruins Everything
Dropout
2 HN recommender · 2017–2021
2 mo on HNExperiment! How Does An Owl Fly So Silently? | Super Powered Owls | BBC
BBC Earth
2 HN recommender · 2020–2026