A bit closer to home for UK viewers was one adorable little harvest mouse in Norfolk, who made a slightly less impressive getaway from a hungry barn owl.
Planet Earth II’s penultimate episode took us around the world’s grasslands and the creatures who inhabit it – from Asia’s saiga antelope to the giant anteater of Brazil.
The way the Planet Earth team manages to get such close shots of the mouse going about its business is jaw-dropping, and the added sound effects make for some extra drama.
Audiences were also able to see caribou during calving season: over 70,000 caribou babies are born in the space of a few days.