A male and female proboscis monkey sit on a branch in Sabah on the island of Borneo. (National Geographic/Jason Isley)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_08.jpg
A female spotted hyena walks across the crater floor of Ngorongoro crater. (National Geographic/John Shier)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_20.jpg
Fruit bats gather in large groups during the day to roost. (Credit: National Geographic)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_UHD_15.jpg
A family of spotted hyenas stands at their den.(National Geographic/John Shier)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_21.jpg
A proboscis monkey leaps from the trees into the waters of the Kinabatangan River. (National Geographic/Jason Isley)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_09.jpg
A male Rio Grande turkey strides across the landscape. (National Geographic/Sam Stewart)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_23.jpg
A male Great bowerbird stands in his bower, a structure that can take up to five years to build. (Credit: National Geographic)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_UHD_03.jpg
A blood-soaked female hyena looks across the African savanna. (Credit: National Geographic)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_UHD_02.jpg
A lone male hyena walks across the crater floor of Ngorongoro Crater. (National Geographic/John Shier)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_22.jpg
A male turkey looks toward a female turkey. (National Geographic/Sam Stewart)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_26.jpg
Two females of the elephant seal colony sound the alarm to a sneaker male intruding. (Credit: National Geographic)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_UHD_12.jpg
A female proboscis monkey nurses her baby in a tree. (Credit: National Geographic)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_UHD_06.jpg
A male proboscis monkey flaunts his large nose. The noses of these males are used to amplify their calls in the vast forest. (Credit: National Geographic)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_UHD_07.jpg
A male turkey parades in front of a group of female turkeys. (National Geographic/Sam Stewart)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_27.jpg
A male turkey displays his plumage and snood. (National Geographic/Sam Stewart)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_25.jpg
A young hyena looks across Ngorongoro crater. (National Geographic/John Shier)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_19.jpg
A male bowerbird presents one of the finest items in his collection to a female in his bower. (Credit: National Geographic)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_UHD_05.jpg
A group of bachelor turkeys are looking for females but only one of them will get to mate. (Credit: National Geographic)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_UHD_11.jpg
A male turkey displays his plumage and snood. (National Geographic/Sam Stewart)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_24.jpg
An Inspire 3 drone flies over the vineyards near Ville-Dommange in the Champagne wine region of France. (National Geographic/George Cawdron)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_30.jpg
Crew film the mating behavior of Rio Grande turkeys. (National Geographic/Sam Stewart)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_29.jpg
A sneaker male elephant seal scopes out the lay of the land. (National Geographic/George Cawdron)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_15.jpg
Crew film proboscis monkeys using a crane and stabilized gimbal mounted to a boat. (National Geographic/Jason Isley)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_01.jpg
The male hyena shadows a female. Shadowing a female is another method that male hyena use to prove themselves as a good member of the clan. (Credit: National Geographic)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_UHD_21.jpg
A male turkey shows off his snood in an attempt to impress the females. (Credit: National Geographic)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_UHD_09.jpg
A male hyena follows a female as part of his courtship. He has to prove himself as a dedicated and loyal member of the clan before she will mate with him. (Credit: National Geographic)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_UHD_08.jpg
Two leopard slugs suspend themselves on a rope of mucus as they entwine their bodies to mate with one another. (Credit: National Geographic)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_UHD_20.jpg
A beachmaster elephant seal calls to a loyal female of the colony. (National Geographic/George Cawdron)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_14.jpg
Crew film a large male turkey strutting across the landscape. (National Geographic/Sam Stewart)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_28.jpg
A proboscis monkey jumps from the trees into the Kinabatangan River below. (National Geographic/Jason Isley)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_02.jpg
A sneaker male elephant seal looks around the beach to check out the colony. (National Geographic/George Cawdron)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_16.jpg
The beachmaster elephant seal sleeps on the beach. (National Geographic/George Cawdron)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_17.jpg
A male proboscis monkey reclines as he looks on. (National Geographic/Jason Isley)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_03.jpg
The male beachmaster elephant seal approaches. (National Geographic/George Cawdron)Episode: #103 "Sexy Beasts"Air Date 06/22/2025103_SexyBeasts_Underdogs_13.jpg
