A nation of more than 7,600 islands set in the warm emerald seas of the Pacific Ocean, the Philippines is a land of wonder.

From rare sharks to extraordinary landscapes to surprising animal behaviors, the wild lands of the Philippines are home to some of the most stunning wildlife spectacles on the planet.

We start on the tiny island of Batan, meeting a unique viper and a ubiquitous but also giant, land crab. Luzon is the main island of the Philippines. We drop into Mindoro to see the most endangered large mammal in the Philippines, the tamaraw.