Season 1

2010 · 10 episodes · 7h 30m in all

The pages of National Geographic magazine come alive in this 10-part series, revealing the wacky, often whimsical, always wild wonders of the world, and celebrating its fascinating and fun people, places and things.

1. Killer Swarms and Urban Penguins
10 Jul 2010 · 45 min
From the tallest building in America, to killer swarms, to flying cars, to city-dwelling penguins, National Geographic is taking you on an adventure to explore our sometimes wacky, often whimsical, always wild, wonders of the world
2. Cobra Town, Amazing Mummies, and Hogzilla
17 Jul 2010 · 45 min
In this episode of Nat Geo Amazing! we take you around the globe and back. From a Japanese crystal ball juggler, to extreme kayaking, to a San Francisco based earthquake lab, our bizarre, yet fascinating world is on display. Join the adventure and learn something new along the way.
3. Spider Eaters, Kung Fu Monks, and Vampire Bats
24 Jul 2010 · 45 min
From bike stunts, to edible spiders, to alligator eating snakes, National Geographic is taking you on an adventure to explore our sometimes wacky, often whimsical, always wild, wonders of the world.
4. Man-Eating Snakes and the Invisible Man
31 Jul 2010 · 45 min
From man-eating snakes, to a robot elephant, to an invisible man, National Geographic is taking you on an adventure to explore our sometimes wacky, often whimsical, always wild, wonders of the world.
5. Bridge Jumping and Sword Swallowing
7 Aug 2010 · 45 min
From bridge jumping and sword swallowing, to clever crows and baboon theives, National Geographic is taking you on an adventure to explore our sometimes wacky, often whimsical, always wild, wonders of the world.
6. Buried Alive and Fight Festival
14 Aug 2010 · 45 min
From a fight festival, to microscopic masterpieces, to the science of avalanche survival, National Geographic is taking you on an adventure to explore our sometimes wacky, often whimsical, always wild, wonders of the world.
7. World's Oldest Mummies and Lego Robots
21 Aug 2010 · 45 min
From the worlds oldest mummies, to Lego robots, to monster fish, National Geographic is taking you on an adventure to explore our sometimes wacky, often whimsical, always wild, wonders of the world.
8. Desert Killers and the Flying Boat Car
28 Aug 2010 · 45 min
From the science of fighting, to a flying boat car, to the deadliest animals of the desert, National Geographic is taking you on an adventure to explore our sometimes wacky, often whimsical, always wild, wonders of the world.
9. Jesus Lizard and Ghost Science
4 Sept 2010 · 45 min
See a wrangler round up deadly sea snakes, risking his life to take their blood to create antivenin. Stripped of diving equipment and pushing his body to the limit, a free diver attempts to set a new record, descending hundreds of feet in one of the world's deepest underwater sinkholes. See how the basilisk lizard stays afloat and runs on water, earning the name Jesus lizard. And science is pitted against the supernatural as a scientist tests his theory of evolutionary fear on 200 subjects.
10. Prison Hotel, Octopus Gymnastics, and Flesh-Eating Beetles
11 Sept 2010 · 45 min
In this episode, visit a prison hotel where guests surrender all belongings except for a toothbrush and spend their stay in a real jail cell - complete with armed guards and a VIP interrogation package. Then, watch as natures ultimate contortionist, the octopus, manipulates its body to fit through crevices as small as a quarter.