Deadly 60
Deadly 60 is a program for youth on CBBC. Steve Backshall tracks down 60 of the world's deadliest animals in Deadly 60. The popular program has been available since 2024. A total of 77 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in September 2024.
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Deadly 60
Wildlife series. In the medieval Ethiopian city of Harar, Steve Backshall has a unique and potentially lethal encounter with a pack of spotted hyenas.
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Steve goes in search of the deadliest cats in Africa in the carnivore capital of Zambia. He gets up close to the rulers of the Savannah - the lions and leopards.
Series 3
Wildlife series. Steve Backshall delves into the weird and wonderful world of parasites in this Deadly 60 special.
Wildlife series. Steve Backshall travels to Indonesia in search of three very different reptiles to add to his list of 60 deadly predators.
Series 4
Deadly special featuring some of the best moments from the series. Steve races a cheetah, rescues a king cobra and shares some of those rare times when things go wrong!
Series 3
Wildlife series. Steve Backshall takes a look at some of the super skills and senses that animals around the world use to hunt and survive.
Series 2
Steve Backshall looks at animals that are both deadly and endangered, including the chimpanzee, mountain gorilla and harpy eagle, as well as the bizarre aye-aye.
Series 5
Steve is in search of one of the most spectacular events on earth - bait balls. These wildlife events are so epic that they can be seen from space - but they won’t be easy to find.
Series 3
Wildlife series. Steve Backshall reveals the advanced camera technology and tricks of the trade that allow him and the Deadly 60 crew to film stunning images.
Wildlife series. Steve continues his search for the planet's deadliest predators with a visit to Florida in the USA.
Wildlife series. Steve and the crew visit the southern states of the USA in search of more predators to add to his Deadly list.
Wildlife series. Steve and the crew continue their Sri Lankan adventure on the hunt for another three perfect predators, including an elusive mugger crocodile.
Steve Backshall and the crew head for the island paradise of Sri Lanka in search of two massive predators and Steve attempts to free dive with a blue whale.
Wildlife series. Steve joins a team trying to save an endangered predator, the orinoco crocodile, and witnesses the ferocious maternal instincts of a female croc.
Wildlife series. Steve and the crew comb the Venezuelan wetlands looking for the biggest snake in the world, the mighty green anaconda.
From saving energy to walking instead of using the car, Steve Backshall shares his ideas for small things we can all do to be climate change heroes.
Series 3
Wildlife series. Steve and the crew head to the mountain kingdom of Nepal to search for more animal predators, including a very grumpy rhinoceros and a Bengal tiger.
Wildlife series. Steve and his crew are back in the jungles of South America, where they head into crocodile-infested waters for a spooky nocturnal encounter.
Series 5, Episode 3 - Very Hungry Hippos
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Steve heads to Zambia for the first time, where he hears hippo communication on a whole new level, spots a high-diving croc and meets some incredible sniffer dogs.