BBC Earth
Partial review English
AnimalsScienceNature & Earth
ScreenMyYouTuber — analysis performed by AI, published by us.
Channel analysis summary
BBC Earth is the official channel for the BBC's natural history documentaries. It features high-production-value footage of wildlife, animal behaviors, and global ecosystems, often narrated by Sir David Attenborough. The content is educational and factual, though it includes realistic depictions of nature's food chain, including hunting and fighting between animals.
What YouTube reports
YouTube's own figures for this channel, as collected when we looked. Nothing here is a finding of ours.
- Channel created
- 14,500,000
- Subscribers
- 3,394
- Videos published
- 5,641,237,980
- Total views
Audience the uploader declared This channel is not marked as made for children. That marking is about advertising and data collection, so its absence says nothing about who the videos are for.
Its 100 most recent uploads
Counted from the uploads we fetched when we looked. Where YouTube does not report a figure for a video, that video is left out of the count rather than assumed — so some totals below are smaller than 100.
- Most recent upload
- 40
- Published in the last 90 days
- 8/87
- Run 60 seconds or less
- 4:12
- Typical length
Audio language the uploader declared English
Uploads marked made for children 0 of the 87 uploads that carry the label. That marking is the uploader's own answer to a question about advertising and data collection, and nobody checks it against the videos.
About the channel
What kind of channel this is. These describe it rather than warn about it, so they carry no severity colour.
- Educational value High High educational value focusing on wildlife biology, animal behavior, and environmental habitats.
- Consistency High The channel is highly consistent in its focus on natural history and wildlife.
- Synthetic media None found Content consists of filmed natural history footage.
Does well Consistent use of world-renowned narration (Sir David Attenborough). Focus on rare and elusive species to promote awareness of biodiversity.
This is a preliminary review. Some of what we wanted to examine was out of reach when this analysis ran, so it rests on less evidence than a full review. What is published below is accurate as far as it goes; the limitations section says what it could not cover.
Age guidance
younger
The content consists of high-quality natural history documentaries. While it contains depictions of predation and animal conflict (e.g., lions hunting wildebeest), these are presented in an educational, factual context. It is suitable for children with some adult guidance for sensitive viewers regarding nature's 'deadliest duels'.
Age guidance is our reading of the sample, not a rating and not a certification.
What we found
11 of 11 risk areas were assessed, worst first. A finding is an observation with evidence behind it, not an accusation.
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Violence
LowFighting, injury, weapons, and threat.
The channel depicts natural predation and animal conflict, including wolves bringing down elk and lions hunting wildebeest.
4 video(s) cited
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Commercial pressure
LowSelling, undisclosed promotion, gambling mechanics, and scams.
The channel includes links to newsletters and promotional pages for BBC Earth series, but these are standard for a brand channel.
2 video(s) cited
Nothing found in: language · horror · mature themes · bullying · external contact · adult activities · medical body horror · stimulation · impersonation
What this review covers
Harmful or misleading content · every video
- 100
- Videos screened
- 0
- Flagged
- 0
- Of those, presentation mismatches
Age suitability and risk areas · a sample
- 10
- Videos reviewed
- 0
- Spoken content examined
What this review could not see
- We could not access what is said in 10 of 10 videos we looked at; findings for those rest on titles, descriptions, and thumbnail images.
The model reads text and still images. It does not watch video or listen to audio. Full methodology.
What we looked at
Automated screening checked all 100 of this channel's videos for harmful content and for videos presenting themselves as something they are not, and flagged none. The age band and risk areas above are a separate reading of 10 of those videos. We do not have what is said in any of those, so every finding rests on how a video presents itself rather than on what it contains.
Flag reasons are AI observations, published as produced — read them alongside the video, not instead of it. How screening and sampling work
The videos behind the findings
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10 Incredible Wolf Moments | BBC Earth
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7 Unforgettable Lion Moments | BBC Earth
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Nature's Deadliest Duels | 4K UHD | BBC Earth
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Rare Encounters from the Wild | BBC Earth
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How the Amur Leopard Survives Winter | 20 Years of Planet Earth | BBC Earth
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Golden Eagles vs Demoiselle Cranes | 20 Years of Planet Earth | BBC Earth
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Incredible Natural World Wonders - Narrated by Sir David Attenborough | BBC Earth
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20 years of Planet Earth. The series that changed the way we see the world 🌎 💚 #DavidAttenborough
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🔴 LIVE: The Incredible Wildlife of Hidden Forests | BBC Earth
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1 Hour of Iconic Planet Earth Moments | 20 Years of Planet Earth | BBC Earth
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