Plot Synopsis

WHAT ON EARTH? is a series of one-hour specials featuring nature's most amazing phenomena and creatures. In the first episode, "Monster Waves," find out why 100-feet waves form, how fast they travel, and how to surf powerful waves at Maui and Half Moon Bay. Later episodes include: "Operation Deep Sea"; "Army Ants"; "Hornets: A Sting in the Tale" investigates why the hornets exhibit organized aggression in the Jordan Valley in Israel; "Electric Eel"; "Pirhanas"; two episodes of "Oceans"; and "Creatures of the Darkness." Many of these documentaries previously aired in other countries before airing in the United States.