Hear shocking, true stories about mysterious illnesses caused by some of the smallest creatures alive: parasites. These tiny yet powerful creatures take up residence in unsuspecting hosts and attack the body, causing everything from splitting headaches to blindness to organ failure. On Monsters Inside Me, you’ll hear doctors, friends and family race to unlock the mystery ravaging the victim’s body before it is too late. With direct audio from Animal Planet’s hit TV show, find out how powerful parasites really are. To actually see the Monsters Inside Me episode you just listened to, stream full episodes on discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/monsters to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply.
While enjoying a refreshing swim in an African river, a woman is attacked by a massive crocodile. Then, a man comes face-to-face with a hungry cougar while mountain biking in Washington. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A man working in the Canadian wilderness is attacked by a massive grizzly bear. Then, a man comes face-to-face with a hungry mountain lion while trail running in Colorado. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
During a family trip to the Canadian wilderness, a 12 year old is dragged from his sleeping bag by a hungry wolf. A woman is attacked by a Great White shark while swimming in the Pacific Ocean. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
While swimming in South Africa, a man suddenly finds himself in the jaws of a massive crocodile. In Nova Scotia, Canada, a woman is walking her beloved dog when they're suddenly ambushed by a pair of angry raccoons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
During an archery hunt in British Columbia, Canada, a man comes face-to-face with a mother grizzly bear. In Tracy, California, another man is savagely attacked by a Brahma Bull roaming his neighborhood. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Two friends are confronted by a grizzly bear in Montana, and what they think is a bluff charge is a near-lethal attack. Then, a woman is thrown into the water and finds herself in the jaws of a hippo while canoeing in Zimbabwe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
During a family trip to Pattaya, Thailand, a woman attends an elephant show when one of the massive beasts turns deadly. Then, a golf ball recovery specialist is diving in a Florida lake when he's attacked by a vicious alligator. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A park ranger investigates a noise near his cabin and encounters a massive grizzly bear. Then, days before their destination wedding, a couple takes a river tour in Africa and she's thrown from her raft and ravaged by a crocodile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A man working in his garden outside Corpus Christi, TX, is bitten by a rattlesnake that puts him on the brink of death. Then, a man is blindsided by a bull shark that tears the calf muscle from his leg in the Bahamas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A triathlete is attacked by a shark while training in Alabama, and a father fights to survive after being bitten by a rattlesnake. Then, a giraffe attacks a couple on vacation in Zambia, and a girls' trip turns deadly in Cancun. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Twenty miles into a marathon in a remote part of New Mexico, a runner finds herself caught between a bear and her cub. Then, a mountain lion attacks a man working on an oil pipeline in Alberta, Canada. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On Christmas Eve, a man walking with his two young daughters is attacked by an enormous kangaroo. Then, a lion at an animal sanctuary in South Africa reaches under a gate and pulls a volunteer's legs through the bars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A Colorado park ranger is hiking when he crosses paths with a mountain lion and its prey. Then, a woman just steps from her home is walking her dog when she is attacked by a vicious raccoon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A professional climber is high up an ice-covered Canadian mountain in the middle of the night when he is charged by a grizzly bear. Then, a former nurse is attacked by a rabid coyote in upstate New York. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A hiker in Alaska is struck from behind and attacked by a 1,000-pound moose. In Hawaii, something grabs a man swimming a half mile from shore and drags him below the surface. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A woman is working on her ranch in the California desert with her two rescue dogs when she is attacked by a black bear. Then, a man spearfishing with his friend in Cancun, Mexico, comes face-to-face with a crocodile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A man and his brothers are on a dream trip in Alaska when they cross paths with a grizzly bear. In Australia, a woman and her friends are surfing when she is violently struck in the face by a mystery assailant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A vacationer in Cancun, Mexico, is attacked by a shark close to shore. In Tennessee, a firefighter and his family are hiking in the woods when he is bitten by a timber rattlesnake. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A man is leading a canoe safari near Victoria Falls when a hippo bursts to the surface and drags him into the water. Then, an animal pounces on a 5-year-old girl looking for her mother outside. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A woman must rely on her husband and friends to save her life after she is attacked by a shark hours from the nearest medical facility. Then, a couple celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary is trampled by a giraffe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
An alligator attacks a man and his brother checking crab pots on a remote North Carolina inlet. Then, a young family taking a father's day camping trip faces a terrifying bear attack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A trail engineer hiking alone in the Montana mountains is attacked twice by a grizzly bear protecting her cubs. Then, a vacationer in the Bahamas finds herself face-to-face with a tiger shark while snorkeling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A man and his German shepherd are deep in the Ontario wilderness when a black bear charges them. Predators attack a single father on a rural road after his car breaks down and he is forced to walk 6 miles to work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A diver filming underwater at the Great Barrier Reef is stung by an Irukandji jellyfish, one of the world's most-venomous animals. Then, a grizzly bear attacks a forester working in the remote Great Bear Rainforest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A polar bear chases down a woman walking home from a Halloween party in a small arctic town. Then, a triathlete is swimming in the Gulf of Mexico when a bull shark attacks, biting his arm and pulling him to the ocean floor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A man picking blueberries alone in the Blue Ridge Mountains is struck by a timber rattlesnake. Then, a teacher is swimming in a Florida river when an alligator bites down on her arm, pulls her underwater and doesn't let go. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A taxidermist is elk hunting with his son-in-law in the Canadian Rocky Mountains when a grizzly bear charges them. Then, a bull shark with jaws wide open races at a spearfisher diving 180 feet below the surface. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A chimpanzee at an animal sanctuary escapes its enclosure and chases down a volunteer. Then, a surfer is ready to catch a wave when a great white shark knocks him off his board and attacks him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A snowboarder gets trapped for an hour six feet under the snow and a drone captures a terrifying flash flood in Maui. Then, youthful hijinks go terribly wrong, leaving friends injured and trapped on a Utah mountainside. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A skier is buried in snow with minutes for to be uncovered before he suffocates and a kayaker is chased to the beach by a frenzied Hammerhead shark. Then, a near death experience is caught as a plane ditches into the sea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A kayaker fights for his life as he's caught in a raging torrent during a flash flood in a South African river. A solo sailor fights for his life adrift in the middle of the North Atlantic and a man films a frightening light plane crash into the forest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A scientist falls into a crevasse in the Himalayas. Badly injured, he must climb out alone or die. A man plummets to earth in free-fall when his parachute malfunctions and a woman almost drowns after being dumped from a raft in the Colorado River. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
An adventurer saves the life of his best friend when he blacks out underwater while spearfishing. Climbers fight for survival after being swept off a mountainside by an avalanche. Two men are chased by a black bear while jogging in a Canadian forest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In Hawaii, a spear fisherman gets an unwanted visit from a 13-foot tiger shark and the incident is caught on his head mounted camera. In Australia, two young divers find themselves in a life or death encounter with a giant Great White. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Africa is a land of extreme animals that have evolved over millions of years to become master predators. Among them; the spotting Hyena is a hunter with unparalleled crushing bite force in the animal kingdom. This is the land of the Lion, the ultimate killing machine that roams supreme in the vast African plains. The continent is also home to the Black mamba snake, armed with lightening speed and devastating venom, and the mighty Rock Python that can kill anything that falls within its crushing grip. In the vast rivers and lakes lives the feared Nile crocodile, a prehistoric killer that is responsible for hundreds of human deaths every year. All of killers posses unique hunting techniques and strategies that can have devastating effects on a human victim. Inside the human body we explore this life and death struggle for survival, and what it takes to survive the African Nature's Deadliest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
From the beaches of Rio, to the world's largest wetland of the Pantanal, to the deepest darkest jungles of the Amazon, Brazil boasts some of the most diverse wildlife on the plane - as well as some of the deadliest. Its snakes, spiders, and scorpions are renowned as man-killers. Black Caiman stalk its waterways. Even in the 21st century strange and deadly animals are emerging from the once pristine jungles. Nature's Deadliest: Brazil examines the tactics and weaponry of Brazil's premier predators, and reveals why humans can only ever be cautious visitors in nature's wild domains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Africa is populated by some of the most bizarre, beautiful, and deadly animals on earth. Some kill in just minutes with lethal venom, like the Black widow spider, and the Snouted cobra. Others kill with devastating horns and crushing force like the Rhino and Cape buffalo. But Africa's number one killer, the Hippopotamus, is armed with the world's most powerful bite force. Nature's Deadliest examines these animals' unique methods of killing. Whether it is teeth capable of lacerating flesh and bone, or swift-acting venom, all of these creatures are capable of inflicting death or severe trauma. Their hunting strategies and weaponry vary, as do their catastrophic effects on a victim. Inside the human body we explore this life and death struggle for survival, and what it takes to survive Nature's Deadliest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dr. Ruby Rose and her emergency medical colleagues are like detectives and must follow the evidence to solve their mysteries, including a man who disappears during treatment, strange fragments embedded in a wound and an injury that seems to defy logic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dr. Ruby Rose and her emergency medical colleagues treat a mangled hand that has received multiple lacerations in a car accident, a painful dental abscess that must be drained and a Texas-sized insect that's trapped in a patient's ear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dr. Ruby Rose and her medical colleagues encounter emergency situations that require a delicate touch, including removing a shard of metal from an eyeball, extracting an insect lodged in a boy's ear and a forearm with multiple fractures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dr. Ruby Rose and her medical colleagues are presented with an assortment of emergency cases, including a patient with a dangerously swollen penis, a small toy stuck in a toddler's nose and a mechanic who has impaled his hand with a sharp tool. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A man develops a tiny growth on his wrist, but when it grows into a huge lesion, doctors suspect skin cancer. Then, a young nurse sees twig-like pieces in her urine after months of excruciating abdominal pain.To actually see the Monsters Inside Me episode you just listened to, stream full episodes on discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/monsters to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A young woman is struck down by a dangerous parasite that leaves her covered in painful, oozing sores. Then, a man is brought to the brink of death by a deadly fungus.To actually see the Monsters Inside Me episode you just listened to, stream full episodes on discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/monsters to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A man bangs his head and is left fighting a one-in-a-million medical mystery. Then, the culprit behind a man's life-threatening chest pains is the last thing anyone would expect to find growing in a human.To actually see the Monsters Inside Me episode you just listened to, stream full episodes on discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/monsters to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
When an infant contracts a mysterious illness that leaves her paralyzed, doctors race to discover the cause. Then, doctors rush to save the eyesight of a young father and uncover a monster that's nearly impossible to kill.To actually see the Monsters Inside Me episode you just listened to, stream full episodes on discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/monsters to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A construction worker begins coughing up blood and when doctors discover a mass on his lung, they fear he has cancer. Then, a newlywed falls dangerously ill and the cause turns out to be a disease that's creating global terror.To actually see the Monsters Inside Me episode you just listened to, stream full episodes on discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/monsters to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A teenage girl develops a high fever and painful, blotchy sores, and medical experts struggle to uncover the culprit. Then, a triathlete is brought to his knees by headaches and hallucinations, and his organs begin to fail.To actually see the Monsters Inside Me episode you just listened to, stream full episodes on discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/monsters to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
An infant falls into a catatonic-like state before suffering a frightening number of seizures. As doctors scramble to save his life, they discover he's the victim of an infection that's on the rise.To actually see the Monsters Inside Me episode you just listened to, stream full episodes on discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/monsters to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A young man is hit with a sudden illness that leaves him comatose. Then, a college student's sore throat and fever turn life threatening and doctors discover the monster destroying him from within is shockingly common.To actually see the Monsters Inside Me episode you just listened to, stream full episodes on discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/monsters to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Doctors are baffled when a young boy's symptoms escalate to the point where he's placed on life support. Then, a toddler becomes unresponsive and loses his ability to interact with the world.To actually see the Monsters Inside Me episode you just listened to, stream full episodes on discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/monsters to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply.
A woman experiencing what she believes is post-pregnancy pain falls into critical condition, and the monster attacking her infects millions each year. Then, a boy is plagued by the sensation that something is alive in his head.To actually see the Monsters Inside Me episode you just listened to, stream full episodes on discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/monsters to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply.