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Best Animals & nature videos, as recommended on Hacker News

45 videos about animals & nature that Hacker News commenters keep recommending, mentioned between 2008 and 2026. Mostly documentary, explainer, demo. Channels that come up most: BBC Earth, BBC Studios, Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, Sustainable Human. Sorted by how consistently HN recommended them over the years.

The most recommended is Dominion (2018) - full documentary [Official]: HN commenters push it, often forcefully, as the video to watch to see what factory farming really involves, and some say it changed their diet.

• documentaryDominion (2018) - full documentary [Official]Farm Transparency Project · 10 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• documentaryDick Proenneke in Alone in the Wildernessswererbob · 10 HN recommenders · 2012–2023
• talkDOUGLAS ADAMS: Parrots, the Universe and EverythingUniversity of California Television (UCTV) · 5 HN recommenders · 2014–2025
• documentaryThe Intense 8 Hour Hunt | Attenborough Life of Mammals | BBC EarthBBC Earth · 6 HN recommenders · 2010–2024
• documentaryHappy People | Spring (part 1) [Happy People Documentary | Spring in Siberia Part 1Дмитрий Васюков · 4 HN recommenders · 2015–2023
• explainerHow Trees Bend the Laws of PhysicsVeritasium · 4 HN recommenders · 2013–2026
• commentaryDAIRY IS SCARY!Erin Janus · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
• documentaryMan Spends 30 Years Turning Degraded Land into Massive Forest – Fools & Dreamers (Full Documentary)Happen Films · 4 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
• explainerWorst Nuclear Accidents in HistoryKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · 7 HN recommenders · 2021–2023
• talkMoral behavior in animals | Frans de WaalTED · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• demoMosquito trap DIY 8,000 mosquito kill reduce ZIKA DENGUE MALARIA MaxxAir Fan CO2GREENPOWERSCIENCE · 4 HN recommenders · 2018–2025
• commentaryWhy Koko (Probably) Couldn't Talk (Sorry) | The Deep DiveSoup Emporium · 4 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
• explainerHow Wolves Change RiversSustainable Human · 4 HN recommenders · 2014–2022
• otherCrow skiing down a roofNiko Niko · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• documentaryKedi - Full Length Documentaryvlogbrothers · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2022
• commentaryMy Octopus Teacher: The Greatest Horror FilmMaggie Mae Fish · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
• explainerBed Bugs- What You've Been Told is Totally FalseMark Rober · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
• lectureHow did consciousness evolve? - with Nicholas HumphreyThe Royal Institution · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• explainerSlow Motion Flipping Cat Physics | Smarter Every Day 58SmarterEveryDay · 3 HN recommenders · 2012–2023
• documentaryAmazing! Bird Sounds From The Lyre Bird - David Attenborough - BBC WildlifeBBC Studios · 2 HN recommenders · 2008–2023
• documentaryCordyceps: attack of the killer fungi - Planet Earth Attenborough BBC wildlifeBBC Studios · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2026
• demoCausal understanding of water displacement by a crowPLOS Media · 3 HN recommenders · 2015–2023
• demoAre Crows the Ultimate Problem Solvers? | Inside the Animal Mind | BBC EarthBBC Earth · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2021
• documentaryAttenborough: the amazing Lyre Bird sings like a chainsaw! Now in high quality | BBC EarthBBC Earth · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• explainerThe Secret Reason Horses Let Us Ride ThemCGP Grey · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2023
• explainerIf You Eat Meat You Should Know ThisKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · 3 HN recommenders · 2025–2026
• documentarySpider With Three Super Powers | The Hunt | BBC EarthBBC Earth · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
• explainerHow Wolves Change Rivers [REMASTERED HD] - George MonbiotSustainable Human · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
• explainerDiatoms: Tiny Factories You Can See From SpaceJourney to the Microcosmos · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
• explainerI Saved a PNG Image To A BirdBenn Jordan · 2 HN recommenders · 2025–2026
• explainerTwo Monkeys Were Paid Unequally: Excerpt from Frans de Waal's TED TalkTED Blog Video · 2 HN recommenders · 2014–2024
• documentaryAlcoholic Vervet Monkeys! - Weird Nature - BBC animalsBBC Studios · 2 HN recommenders · 2014–2021
• demoAre WILD cockatoos smart enough to solve this puzzle?Maker's Muse · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• documentaryThe Dolphin HouseAtrocity Guide · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• comedyThe Bizarre Truth About Purebred Dogs (and Why Mutts Are Better) - Adam Ruins EverythingDropout · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2021
• explainerExperiment! How Does An Owl Fly So Silently? | Super Powered Owls | BBCBBC Earth · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2026
• explainerWhy Do Things Keep Evolving Into Crabs?PBS Eons · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2023
• otherCats in a Cat Cafe in Japan Reacting to an Earthquake - 994393RM Videos · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2024
• interviewMy Squirrel Recording is in a MOVIE! 📽 DUNE: Mark Mangini, Oscar Winning Sound DesignerDani Connor Wild · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2026
• documentaryRichard Dawkins demonstrates laryngeal nerve of the giraffeMysOxen · 1 HN recommender · 2012–2024
• otheramazing starlings murmuration (full HD) -www.keepturningleft.co.ukraisingmaggie · 1 HN recommender · 2013–2022
• documentaryExtraordinary Octopus Takes To Land | The Hunt | BBC EarthBBC Earth · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2024
• demoCapuchin monkeys reject unequal payTVPUniversity · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2019
• talkRestoring the ancient Caledonian Forest Alan Watson Featherstone TEDxFindhornTrees for Life · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2022
• comedyQI | No Such Thing As A FishQI · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2021