MOST AMAZING MOMENTS

They're the scenes that take our breath away - the shots that keep us spellbound - real moments of extraordinary danger - amazingly, captured on film. Welcome to Danger! - a heart-stopping episode of National Geographic's Most Amazing Moments. From an elephant on the rampage to a tornado that levels a town…from big blow-ups - to mind-blowing rituals…and staggering moments where life hangs in the balance. These incredible scenes will compete for the title of Most Amazing Moment. We'll bring you face-to-face with danger, in five spine-tingling categories. In Wild Encounters, zoo visitors get too close to pandas and polar bears - to their peril. And even professional animal trainers can fall victim to dangerous accidents - like the performer crushed by a killer whale, and most tragically, a circus worker who loses his life when an elephant goes on a rampage. Even when people are trying to help wild animals, the work can be dangerous, as we see in Animal Rescues. Give a grizzly too little tranquilizer, and the grizzly may take it out on your car. When a veterinarian tries to help rescue a cow trapped on a Scottish cliff, he ends up falling head over heels into the sea - and is lucky to be rescued himself. But sometimes it's the animal that takes the fall - like the bear who falls out of a tree onto a trampoline - with unexpected results. In Nature's Fury, you'll see nature at its most dangerous. Watch what happens when tourists get to close to a glacier - and are engulfed in a wave caused by falling ice. Meet three Alpine skiers - who find themselves riding an avalanche going 150 miles per hour. And hunker down with an Oklahoma family living right in the path of one of the worst tornadoes in decades. Then, journey to the extremes of human behavior as we bring you some of the world's most dangerous Painful Rituals. On a South Pacific island, men dive from an 80-foot tower onto the ground, with only two fragile vines between them and certain death. In Brazil, boys become men by subjecting themselves to the excruciating stings of swarms of bullet ants - said to be the most painful sting on earth. And in Thailand, spirit servants bring good fortune by piercing their flesh with all manner of metal rods and skewers. Finally, take on some Amazing Challenges. Follow four adventurers who travel to the remote Arctic to scale sheer 3500-foot cliffs, and then - jump off. And meet a family known for some of the world's most challenging demolition jobs - including taking down the Seattle Kingdome. So hold on tight, as we bring you some of the most hair-raising moments ever captured on film, in Danger! National Geographic's Most Amazing Moments.

They're the scenes that shock and amaze us - the moments when people and predators push themselves to the limit… and beyond - all, amazingly, captured on film. Get ready for Going to Extremes, a heart-pumping episode of National Geographic's Most Amazing Moments. From a blood-squirting lizard to the largest volcanic eruption ever captured on film …from mind-blowing physical trials to nail-biting rescues to epic adventures to the ends of the earth… these are the high-stakes, life-and-death moments you'll never forget, the incredible scenes that will compete for the title: Most Amazing Moment. Prepare to go to extremes, in five spine-tingling categories. In Unexpected Animal Attacks, find out what happens when predators and prey are pushed to the edge, from a lizard that squirts blood to fend off a giant predator to a pride of lions that dares to upend nature's balance and attack its most invincible foes: elephants. Experience nature's other violent extremes in Nature's Fury. We think there's nothing more solid than the ground beneath our feet until that ground starts to move. But even more amazing than a sudden mudslide is the explosion of Mt. Pinatubo, the largest volcanic eruption ever caught on film. In Amazing Bodies, we'll show you the extreme physical trials people are willing to endure, some just for a new look, others to prove their religious devotion. See what it's like to have your teeth filed with just a machete and a block of wood - with no novocain. Even more extreme, we'll show you a young man who has his tongue split right down the middle and a tribe in Papua New Guinea that cuts the flesh of boys as young as 11 to make them resemble a crocodile. But our most extreme body belongs to a man in the Philippines who every year on Good Friday has himself crucified, just like Jesus. AE: It's the extreme trial, not the body, which is our focus. ALT. "But the most extreme trial is undertaken by a man in the Phillipines, who every year…etc." Brushes with Death will take you straight into danger's path, from a dramatic struggle to save a teenager trapped in a raging river current, to an airlift-gone-wrong that sends a flight nurse and his patient spinning wildly over a steep ravine, to a nail-biting rescue of a construction worker pinned above a blazing fire. And finally, dare to venture to the ends of the earth in Amazing Quests. Witness a solo walk to the North Pole and a death-defying 400-foot plunge into the sea on a single breath of air. Experience the longest freefall ever with a man who parachutes from the edge of space. And, watch two men battle Mt. Everest, the world's highest peak, in an epic struggle only one will survive. You'll be on the edge of your seat, as we bring you the most thrilling moments of adventure and survival ever captured on film, in Going to Extremes, National Geographic's Most Amazing Moments.

Watch some of the most astounding moments ever captured on tape - from surviving disaster on land, air and sea, to filming a volcano's bubbling lake.

They're the scenes that shock and amaze us - the moments when people and predators push themselves to the limit… and beyond - all, amazingly, captured on film. Get ready for Going to Extremes, a heart-pumping episode of National Geographic's Most Amazing Moments. From a blood-squirting lizard to the largest volcanic eruption ever captured on film …from mind-blowing physical trials to nail-biting rescues to epic adventures to the ends of the earth… these are the high-stakes, life-and-death moments you'll never forget, the incredible scenes that will compete for the title: Most Amazing Moment. Prepare to go to extremes, in five spine-tingling categories. In Unexpected Animal Attacks, find out what happens when predators and prey are pushed to the edge, from a lizard that squirts blood to fend off a giant predator to a pride of lions that dares to upend nature's balance and attack its most invincible foes: elephants. Experience nature's other violent extremes in Nature's Fury. We think there's nothing more solid than the ground beneath our feet until that ground starts to move. But even more amazing than a sudden mudslide is the explosion of Mt. Pinatubo, the largest volcanic eruption ever caught on film. In Amazing Bodies, we'll show you the extreme physical trials people are willing to endure, some just for a new look, others to prove their religious devotion. See what it's like to have your teeth filed with just a machete and a block of wood - with no novocain. Even more extreme, we'll show you a young man who has his tongue split right down the middle and a tribe in Papua New Guinea that cuts the flesh of boys as young as 11 to make them resemble a crocodile. But our most extreme body belongs to a man in the Philippines who every year on Good Friday has himself crucified, just like Jesus. AE: It's the extreme trial, not the body, which is our focus. ALT. "But the most extreme trial is undertaken by a man in the Phillipines, who every year…etc." Brushes with Death will take you straight into danger's path, from a dramatic struggle to save a teenager trapped in a raging river current, to an airlift-gone-wrong that sends a flight nurse and his patient spinning wildly over a steep ravine, to a nail-biting rescue of a construction worker pinned above a blazing fire. And finally, dare to venture to the ends of the earth in Amazing Quests. Witness a solo walk to the North Pole and a death-defying 400-foot plunge into the sea on a single breath of air. Experience the longest freefall ever with a man who parachutes from the edge of space. And, watch two men battle Mt. Everest, the world's highest peak, in an epic struggle only one will survive. You'll be on the edge of your seat, as we bring you the most thrilling moments of adventure and survival ever captured on film, in Going to Extremes, National Geographic's Most Amazing Moments.

Get ready for close encounters of the amazing kind - surprising moments when predator meets prey - man meets animal and people look death in the face - in some of the most incredible scenes ever captured on film. Meet people who get up close and personal with rats - giant squid - and swarms of stinging bees. Come face to face with food that's still alive - from grubs to maggots to whole octopus. Watch amazing encounters between predator and prey, as crocodiles and killer whales fight to survive. Witness incredible moments where life hangs in the balance - from passengers on a sinking cruise ship - to pilots in a mid-air collision. It's National Geographic's Most Amazing Close Encounters. These dramatic close encounters are presented in five eye-popping chapters. In Life and Death, a snowmobile rider is chased by an avalanche, thrown off his snow mobile and buried alive - only to emerge, shaken but uninjured. A badly-injured teenager clings to a rock face, half submerged in icy water, just yards away from a raging waterfall - until a park ranger makes a dramatic rescue. An extreme skier tumbles head over heels down a steep mountain, miraculously suffering just minor injuries. And the lives of hundreds of cruise ship passengers hang by a thread - or helicopter cable - as rescuers race to save them before the giant ship plunges to the depths of the ocean. What if you came face to face with the creepy crawlies of the world, not in your nightmares, but on your dinner plate? In our second chapter, Amazing Eats, meet people who savor battered tarantulas, deep fried cockroaches and cow's eye balls at the Explorer's Club Feast in New York. Then, try eating some strange creatures - alive. Join the hunt for squishy squirmy sago grubs in Papua New Guinea. Travel to Sardinia, where locals chow down on rotten cheese crawling with maggots - that's right, maggots. And watch diners in South Korea swallow live octopus - whole - and risk choking to death as the tentacled sea creature

Get ready for close encounters of the amazing kind - surprising moments when predator meets prey - man meets animal and people look death in the face - in some of the most incredible scenes ever captured on film. Meet people who get up close and personal with rats - giant squid - and swarms of stinging bees. Come face to face with food that's still alive - from grubs to maggots to whole octopus. Watch amazing encounters between predator and prey, as crocodiles and killer whales fight to survive. Witness incredible moments where life hangs in the balance - from passengers on a sinking cruise ship - to pilots in a mid-air collision. It's National Geographic's Most Amazing Close Encounters. These dramatic close encounters are presented in five eye-popping chapters. In Life and Death, a snowmobile rider is chased by an avalanche, thrown off his snow mobile and buried alive - only to emerge, shaken but uninjured. A badly-injured teenager clings to a rock face, half submerged in icy water, just yards away from a raging waterfall - until a park ranger makes a dramatic rescue. An extreme skier tumbles head over heels down a steep mountain, miraculously suffering just minor injuries. And the lives of hundreds of cruise ship passengers hang by a thread - or helicopter cable - as rescuers race to save them before the giant shipplunges to the depths of the ocean. What if you came face to face with the creepy crawlies of the world, not in your nightmares, but on your dinner plate? In our second chapter, Amazing Eats, meet people who savor battered tarantulas, deep fried cockroaches and cow's eye balls at the Explorer's Club Feast in New York. Then, try eating some strange creatures - alive. Join the hunt for squishy squirmy sago grubs in Papua New Guinea. Travel to Sardinia, where locals chow down on rotten cheese crawling with maggots - that's right, maggots. And watch diners in South Korea swallow live octopus - whole - and risk choking to death as the tentacled sea creature fights back. In Wild Encounters an underwater cameraman gets face-to-face with a giant squid, and learns first hand why this sea-creature goes by the name of "Red Devil". A bee keeper dons an unusual body suit-she lets thousands of bees crawl over her skin and sting her every time she moves. Thermal photography reveals how vampire bats suck the blood of a sleeping human. And finally, a circus bear in a tv studio gives a terrifying unscripted performance. People face off against people in surprising ways in Body Shocks. At a traditional Bolivian festival, perfect strangers beat each other bloody as an offering to the gods. In El Salvador, a celebration on the street is a real fire hazard as groups of revelers throw blazing fireballs at each other. And in Ethiopia, young women volunteer to be whipped as part of a ceremony marking their brother's transition into manhood. In the wild, conflict is a fact of life. In our Animal Adversaries chapter, a baboon takes on a vicious crocodile in order to free its offspring. Cute little birds turn out to be bloodthirsty parasites in the Galapagos Islands. Killer whales in Patagonia make submarine sneak attacks on seal pups - but amazingly, return one to the shore uneaten. And a clever zebra uses an unusual tactic to free itself from the iron jaws of another croc. And in one amazing clip, a hippo tries to save an impala from a crocodile's violent attack.

How do you get your thrills? In the quest for that heart-pumping adrenaline rush, some go to any lengths - and you won't believe what happens to them. Hold on tight! These are the most amazing moments of awesome daring ever caught on film. Get ready for National Geographic's Most Thrilling Moments. From a descent into an active, lava-spewing volcano to a high-risk battle with a raging bull… from thrilling jobs to extreme sports to outrageous rituals, these are the real, water-cooler-worthy stories you'll never forget. Each will compete for the title, "Most Thrilling Moment." You'll experience the rush in five nail-biting categories. In Facing Nature's Fury, a freelance newsman takes on a hurricane even after everyone else has run for their lives. Not content to stand at the rim of an active volcano, photographer Carsten Peter climbs deep into its crater, to the very edge of its lava pool. And you'll be watching between your fingers as an extreme skier tries to outrun an avalanche… and fails. In Thrilling Jobs, find out what it's like to have a 200-mile-an-hour racecar fly through the air, right at your head. Get thrown to the ground and stomped by an untamed, 2000-pound bull. And in a powerful story amazingly captured on film, watch the final performance of high-wire acrobat Karl Wallenda, and the tragic fall that takes his life. Venture down one of the world's most violent stretches of whitewater in Extreme Adventure. You'll hold your breath as a rapid known as "The Scissors" tries to drown a world-class kayaker. In the skies over California, 16 women attempt a dangerous skydiving stunt, so dangerous it leaves two of them tangled together and plummeting helplessly toward earth. If that weren't enough, you'll see what happens when a base jumper tries to leap off one of the world's tallest buildings. In Outrageous Rituals, see a real-life vampire drink human blood, and watch the self-proclaimed Torture King as he drives spikes through his body. You won't believe what some young people at a convention in Providence, Rhode Island are up to: hanging around, literally - by fishhooks through their flesh. Not everyone finds themselves in thrilling situations by choice. In our last chapter, you'll experience the nail-biting moments between Life and Death. Rescuers desperately try to save a California man before he drowns. And on Oregon's Mt. Hood, tragedy strikes twice. After nine hikers fall into a deep crevasse, a chopper sent to rescue them crashes into the mountainside. You'll be on the edge of your seat, as we bring you the most eye-popping, heart-pounding moments of adventure and survival ever captured on film, in National Geographic's Most Thrilling Moments.

How do you get your thrills? In the quest for that heart-pumping adrenaline rush, some go to any lengths - and you won't believe what happens to them. Hold on tight! These are the most amazing moments of awesome daring ever caught on film. Get ready for National Geographic's Most Thrilling Moments. From a descent into an active, lava-spewing volcano to a high-risk battle with a raging bull… from thrilling jobs to extreme sports to outrageous rituals, these are the real, water-cooler-worthy stories you'll never forget. Each will compete for the title, "Most Thrilling Moment." You'll experience the rush in five nail-biting categories. In Facing Nature's Fury, a freelance newsman takes on a hurricane even after everyone else has run for their lives. Not content to stand at the rim of an active volcano, photographer Carsten Peter climbs deep into its crater, to the very edge of its lava pool. And you'll be watching between your fingers as an extreme skier tries to outrun an avalanche… and fails. In Thrilling Jobs, find out what it's like to have a 200-mile-an-hour racecar fly through the air, right at your head. Get thrown to the ground and stomped by an untamed, 2000-pound bull. And in a powerful story amazingly captured on film, watch the final performance of high-wire acrobat Karl Wallenda, and the tragic fall that takes his life. Venture down one of the world's most violent stretches of whitewater in Extreme Adventure. You'll hold your breath as a rapid known as "The Scissors" tries to drown a world-class kayaker. In the skies over California, 16 women attempt a dangerous skydiving stunt, so dangerous it leaves two of them tangled together and plummeting helplessly toward earth. If that weren't enough, you'll see what happens when a base jumper tries to leap off one of the world's tallest buildings. In Outrageous Rituals, see a real-life vampire drink human blood, and watch the self-proclaimed Torture King as he drives spikes through his body. You won't believe what some young people at a convention in Providence, Rhode Island are up to: hanging around, literally - by fishhooks through their flesh. Not everyone finds themselves in thrilling situations by choice. In our last chapter, you'll experience the nail-biting moments between Life and Death. Rescuers desperately try to save a California man before he drowns. And on Oregon's Mt. Hood, tragedy strikes twice. After nine hikers fall into a deep crevasse, a chopper sent to rescue them crashes into the mountainside. You'll be on the edge of your seat, as we bring you the most eye-popping, heart-pounding moments of adventure and survival ever captured on film, in National Geographic's Most Thrilling Moments.

Get ready for some of the most amazing moments ever captured on tape - from death defying rescues on land, air and sea, to predators unexpectedly becoming prey. Meet people who take incredible risks and live to tell the tale. We'll put you face to face with animals who surprise even the experts - and bring you astounding rituals that stretch the phrase "no pain no gain" to the limit. We'll put you in the middle of the action as rescuers race against the clock to save an extreme skier whose fallen more than 600 feet. In Spain see what happens when people get in the path of bulls stampeding to the bull ring. Watch as Indian practitioners of Jainism subject themselves to intense pain as their hair is literally ripped out by the handful - - and witness the mighty shark fall prey to the octopus. And you'll be in there as it happens when a para-glider falls more than 9000 feet - and survives. All coming up on National Geographic's Most Daring Moments.

Watch some of the most amazing moments ever captured - from death defying rescues on land, air and sea, to predators unexpectedly becoming prey.

See some of the most amazing moments - from people and animals teetering on the brink of disaster to daring filmmakers who risk their lives to shoot.

How do you get your thrills? In the quest for that heart-pumping adrenaline rush, some go to any lengths - and you won't believe what happens to them. Hold on tight! These are the most amazing moments of awesome daring ever caught on film. Get ready for National Geographic's Most Thrilling Moments. From a descent into an active, lava-spewing volcano to a high-risk battle with a raging bull… from thrilling jobs to extreme sports to outrageous rituals, these are the real, water-cooler-worthy stories you'll never forget. Each will compete for the title, "Most Thrilling Moment." You'll experience the rush in five nail-biting categories. In Facing Nature's Fury, a freelance newsman takes on a hurricane even after everyone else has run for their lives. Not content to stand at the rim of an active volcano, photographer Carsten Peter climbs deep into its crater, to the very edge of its lava pool. And you'll be watching between your fingers as an extreme skier tries to outrun an avalanche… and fails. In Thrilling Jobs, find out what it's like to have a 200-mile-an-hour racecar fly through the air, right at your head. Get thrown to the ground and stomped by an untamed, 2000-pound bull. And in a powerful story amazingly captured on film, watch the final performance of high-wire acrobat Karl Wallenda, and the tragic fall that takes his life. Venture down one of the world's most violent stretches of whitewater in Extreme Adventure. You'll hold your breath as a rapid known as "The Scissors" tries to drown a world-class kayaker. In the skies over California, 16 women attempt a dangerous skydiving stunt, so dangerous it leaves two of them tangled together and plummeting helplessly toward earth. If that weren't enough, you'll see what happens when a base jumper tries to leap off one of the world's tallest buildings. In Outrageous Rituals, see a real-life vampire drink human blood, and watch the self-proclaimed Torture King as he drives spikes through his body. You won't believe what some young people at a convention in Providence, Rhode Island are up to: hanging around, literally - by fishhooks through their flesh. Not everyone finds themselves in thrilling situations by choice. In our last chapter, you'll experience the nail-biting moments between Life and Death. Rescuers desperately try to save a California man before he drowns. And on Oregon's Mt. Hood, tragedy strikes twice. After nine hikers fall into a deep crevasse, a chopper sent to rescue them crashes into the mountainside. You'll be on the edge of your seat, as we bring you the most eye-popping, heart-pounding moments of adventure and survival ever captured on film, in National Geographic's Most Thrilling Moments.

They're the scenes that shock and amaze us - the moments when people and predators push themselves to the limit… and beyond - all, amazingly, captured on film. Get ready for Going to Extremes, a heart-pumping episode of National Geographic's Most Amazing

They're the scenes that take our breath away - the shots that keep us spellbound - real moments of extraordinary danger - amazingly, captured on film. Welcome to Danger! - a heart-stopping episode of National Geographic's Most Amazing Moments.

They're the scenes that take our breath away - the shots that keep us spellbound - real moments of extraordinary danger - amazingly, captured on film. Welcome to Danger! - a heart-stopping episode of National Geographic's Most Amazing Moments. From an elephant on the rampage to a tornado that levels a town…from big blow-ups - to mind-blowing rituals…and staggering moments where life hangs in the balance. These incredible scenes will compete for the title of Most Amazing Moment. We'll bring you face-to-face with danger, in five spine-tingling categories. In Wild Encounters, zoo visitors get too close to pandas and polar bears - to their peril. And even professional animal trainers can fall victim to dangerous accidents - like the performer crushed by a killer whale, and most tragically, a circus worker who loses his life when an elephant goes on a rampage. Even when people are trying to help wild animals, the work can be dangerous, as we see in Animal Rescues. Give a grizzly too little tranquilizer, and the grizzly may take it out on your car. When a veterinarian tries to help rescue a cow trapped on a Scottish cliff, he ends up falling head over heels into the sea - and is lucky to be rescued himself. But sometimes it's the animal that takes the fall - like the bear who falls out of a tree onto a trampoline - with unexpected results. In Nature's Fury, you'll see nature at its most dangerous. Watch what happens when tourists get to close to a glacier - and are engulfed in a wave caused by falling ice. Meet three Alpine skiers - who find themselves riding an avalanche going 150 miles per hour. And hunker down with an Oklahoma family living right in the path of one of the worst tornadoes in decades. Then, journey to the extremes of human behavior as we bring you some of the world's most dangerous Painful Rituals. On a South Pacific island, men dive from an 80-foot tower onto the ground, with only two fragile vines between them and certain death. In Brazil, boys become men by subjecting themselves to the excruciating stings of swarms of bullet ants - said to be the most painful sting on earth. And in Thailand, spirit servants bring good fortune by piercing their flesh with all manner of metal rods and skewers. Finally, take on some Amazing Challenges. Follow four adventurers who travel to the remote Arctic to scale sheer 3500-foot cliffs, and then - jump off. And meet a family known for some of the world's most challenging demolition jobs - including taking down the Seattle Kingdome. So hold on tight, as we bring you some of the most hair-raising moments ever captured on film, in Danger! National Geographic's Most Amazing Moments.

They're the scenes that shock and amaze us - the moments when people and predators push themselves to the limit… and beyond - all, amazingly, captured on film. Get ready for Going to Extremes, a heart-pumping episode of National Geographic's Most Amazing

Watch some of the most astounding moments ever captured on tape - from surviving disaster on land, air and sea, to filming a volcano's bubbling lake.

See some of the most amazing moments - from people and animals teetering on the brink of disaster to daring filmmakers who risk their lives to shoot.

How do you get your thrills? In the quest for that heart-pumping adrenaline rush, some go to any lengths - and you won't believe what happens to them. Hold on tight! These are the most amazing moments of awesome daring ever caught on film. Get ready for National Geographic's Most Thrilling Moments. From a descent into an active, lava-spewing volcano to a high-risk battle with a raging bull… from thrilling jobs to extreme sports to outrageous rituals, these are the real, water-cooler-worthy stories you'll never forget. Each will compete for the title, "Most Thrilling Moment." You'll experience the rush in five nail-biting categories. In Facing Nature's Fury, a freelance newsman takes on a hurricane even after everyone else has run for their lives. Not content to stand at the rim of an active volcano, photographer Carsten Peter climbs deep into its crater, to the very edge of its lava pool. And you'll be watching between your fingers as an extreme skier tries to outrun an avalanche… and fails. In Thrilling Jobs, find out what it's like to have a 200-mile-an-hour racecar fly through the air, right at your head. Get thrown to the ground and stomped by an untamed, 2000-pound bull. And in a powerful story amazingly captured on film, watch the final performance of high-wire acrobat Karl Wallenda, and the tragic fall that takes his life. Venture down one of the world's most violent stretches of whitewater in Extreme Adventure. You'll hold your breath as a rapid known as "The Scissors" tries to drown a world-class kayaker. In the skies over California, 16 women attempt a dangerous skydiving stunt, so dangerous it leaves two of them tangled together and plummeting helplessly toward earth. If that weren't enough, you'll see what happens when a base jumper tries to leap off one of the world's tallest buildings. In Outrageous Rituals, see a real-life vampire drink human blood, and watch the self-proclaimed Torture King as he drives spikes through his body. You won't believe what some young people at a convention in Providence, Rhode Island are up to: hanging around, literally - by fishhooks through their flesh. Not everyone finds themselves in thrilling situations by choice. In our last chapter, you'll experience the nail-biting moments between Life and Death. Rescuers desperately try to save a California man before he drowns. And on Oregon's Mt. Hood, tragedy strikes twice. After nine hikers fall into a deep crevasse, a chopper sent to rescue them crashes into the mountainside. You'll be on the edge of your seat, as we bring you the most eye-popping, heart-pounding moments of adventure and survival ever captured on film, in National Geographic's Most Thrilling Moments.

Get ready for close encounters of the amazing kind in some of the most incredible scenes ever captured on film.

They're the scenes that shock and amaze us - the moments when people and predators push themselves to the limit… and beyond - all, amazingly, captured on film. Get ready for Going to Extremes, a heart-pumping episode of National Geographic's Most Amazing Moments. From a blood-squirting lizard to the largest volcanic eruption ever captured on film …from mind-blowing physical trials to nail-biting rescues to epic adventures to the ends of the earth… these are the high-stakes, life-and-death moments you'll never forget, the incredible scenes that will compete for the title: Most Amazing Moment. Prepare to go to extremes, in five spine-tingling categories. In Unexpected Animal Attacks, find out what happens when predators and prey are pushed to the edge, from a lizard that squirts blood to fend off a giant predator to a pride of lions that dares to upend nature's balance and attack its most invincible foes: elephants. Experience nature's other violent extremes in Nature's Fury. We think there's nothing more solid than the ground beneath our feet until that ground starts to move. But even more amazing than a sudden mudslide is the explosion of Mt. Pinatubo, the largest volcanic eruption ever caught on film. In Amazing Bodies, we'll show you the extreme physical trials people are willing to endure, some just for a new look, others to prove their religious devotion. See what it's like to have your teeth filed with just a machete and a block of wood - with no novocain. Even more extreme, we'll show you a young man who has his tongue split right down the middle and a tribe in Papua New Guinea that cuts the flesh of boys as young as 11 to make them resemble a crocodile. But our most extreme body belongs to a man in the Philippines who every year on Good Friday has himself crucified, just like Jesus. AE: It's the extreme trial, not the body, which is our focus. ALT. "But the most extreme trial is undertaken by a man in the Phillipines, who every year…etc." Brushes with Death will take you straight into danger's path, from a dramatic struggle to save a teenager trapped in a raging river current, to an airlift-gone-wrong that sends a flight nurse and his patient spinning wildly over a steep ravine, to a nail-biting rescue of a construction worker pinned above a blazing fire. And finally, dare to venture to the ends of the earth in Amazing Quests. Witness a solo walk to the North Pole and a death-defying 400-foot plunge into the sea on a single breath of air. Experience the longest freefall ever with a man who parachutes from the edge of space. And, watch two men battle Mt. Everest, the world's highest peak, in an epic struggle only one will survive. You'll be on the edge of your seat, as we bring you the most thrilling moments of adventure and survival ever captured on film, in Going to Extremes, National Geographic's Most Amazing Moments.

Watch some of the most amazing moments ever captured - from death defying rescues on land, air and sea, to predators unexpectedly becoming prey.

They're the scenes that take our breath away - the shots that keep us spellbound - real moments of extraordinary danger - amazingly, captured on film. Welcome to Danger! - a heart-stopping episode of National Geographic's Most Amazing Moments. From an elephant on the rampage to a tornado that levels a town…from big blow-ups - to mind-blowing rituals…and staggering moments where life hangs in the balance. These incredible scenes will compete for the title of Most Amazing Moment. We'll bring you face-to-face with danger, in five spine-tingling categories. In Wild Encounters, zoo visitors get too close to pandas and polar bears - to their peril. And even professional animal trainers can fall victim to dangerous accidents - like the performer crushed by a killer whale, and most tragically, a circus worker who loses his life when an elephant goes on a rampage. Even when people are trying to help wild animals, the work can be dangerous, as we see in Animal Rescues. Give a grizzly too little tranquilizer, and the grizzly may take it out on your car. When a veterinarian tries to help rescue a cow trapped on a Scottish cliff, he ends up falling head over heels into the sea - and is lucky to be rescued himself. But sometimes it's the animal that takes the fall - like the bear who falls out of a tree onto a trampoline - with unexpected results. In Nature's Fury, you'll see nature at its most dangerous. Watch what happens when tourists get to close to a glacier - and are engulfed in a wave caused by falling ice. Meet three Alpine skiers - who find themselves riding an avalanche going 150 miles per hour. And hunker down with an Oklahoma family living right in the path of one of the worst tornadoes in decades. Then, journey to the extremes of human behavior as we bring you some of the world's most dangerous Painful Rituals. On a South Pacific island, men dive from an 80-foot tower onto the ground, with only two fragile vines between them and certain death. In Brazil, boys become men by subjecting themselves to the excruciating stings of swarms of bullet ants - said to be the most painful sting on earth. And in Thailand, spirit servants bring good fortune by piercing their flesh with all manner of metal rods and skewers. Finally, take on some Amazing Challenges. Follow four adventurers who travel to the remote Arctic to scale sheer 3500-foot cliffs, and then - jump off. And meet a family known for some of the world's most challenging demolition jobs - including taking down the Seattle Kingdome. So hold on tight, as we bring you some of the most hair-raising moments ever captured on film, in Danger! National Geographic's Most Amazing Moments.

Experience thrilling moments of discovery, heart-pounding adventure, and shocking rarely seen animal behaviors in this new series of Amazing Moments.

They're the scenes that take our breath away - the shots that keep us spellbound - real moments of extraordinary danger - amazingly, captured on film. Welcome to Danger! - a heart-stopping episode of National Geographic's Most Amazing Moments. From an elephant on the rampage to a tornado that levels a town…from big blow-ups - to mind-blowing rituals…and staggering moments where life hangs in the balance. These incredible scenes will compete for the title of Most Amazing Moment. We'll bring you face-to-face with danger, in five spine-tingling categories. In Wild Encounters, zoo visitors get too close to pandas and polar bears - to their peril. And even professional animal trainers can fall victim to dangerous accidents - like the performer crushed by a killer whale, and most tragically, a circus worker who loses his life when an elephant goes on a rampage. Even when people are trying to help wild animals, the work can be dangerous, as we see in Animal Rescues. Give a grizzly too little tranquilizer, and the grizzly may take it out on your car. When a veterinarian tries to help rescue a cow trapped on a Scottish cliff, he ends up falling head over heels into the sea - and is lucky to be rescued himself. But sometimes it's the animal that takes the fall - like the bear who falls out of a tree onto a trampoline - with unexpected results. In Nature's Fury, you'll see nature at its most dangerous. Watch what happens when tourists get to close to a glacier - and are engulfed in a wave caused by falling ice. Meet three Alpine skiers - who find themselves riding an avalanche going 150 miles per hour. And hunker down with an Oklahoma family living right in the path of one of the worst tornadoes in decades. Then, journey to the extremes of human behavior as we bring you some of the world's most dangerous Painful Rituals. On a South Pacific island, men dive from an 80-foot tower onto the ground, with only two fragile vines between them and certain death. In Brazil, boys become men by subjecting themselves to the excruciating stings of swarms of bullet ants - said to be the most painful sting on earth. And in Thailand, spirit servants bring good fortune by piercing their flesh with all manner of metal rods and skewers. Finally, take on some Amazing Challenges. Follow four adventurers who travel to the remote Arctic to scale sheer 3500-foot cliffs, and then - jump off. And meet a family known for some of the world's most challenging demolition jobs - including taking down the Seattle Kingdome. So hold on tight, as we bring you some of the most hair-raising moments ever captured on film, in Danger! National Geographic's Most Amazing Moments.

Brady has captured thousands of crocodiles. But can he get up close to the big wild crocodiles in Tanzania without having to retrain them?