April is "Earth Month." In other words, it's a time to celebrate the Earth in all the wonderful ways it sustains our days, inspires us, and amazes us.

The best way to do that is to watch a nature documentary or two on Netflix. The platform has many eye-opening studies of the world around us, from broad examinations of animal species and their interactions to chimpanzee communities and their complex social workings.

These beautifully filmed documentaries and showcases of Earth's natural beauty are well worth taking a few hours out of your day to enjoy. Not sure where to start watching? Check out the five Netflix nature documentaries below and marathon the wonders of the Earth at home.

South African naturalist Craig Foster spends a year exploring Cape Town and diving into an underwater kelp forest. During his journey, he makes a true blue friend, a small but highly intelligent octopus. Foster becomes continually attached to this creature, while learning important lessons about the excesses of man over nature. He must also consider what will happen when the time comes that he must leave the world where the octopus lives. It will undoubtedly tug at your heartstrings as much as the innocent cephalopods.

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Renowned nature documentary narrator David Attenborough guides us through the natural wonders of the world in this eight-episode series. He explores the habitats and behaviors of just a few of the world's animal species through close-ups and startling footage. At the same time, however, it also shines an important spotlight on the threat that climate change poses to these creatures, taking away their homes and, ultimately, their lives.

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This eye-popping exploration of color and the role it plays in the daily lives of species on Earth is nothing short of spectacle. Attenborough returns as narrator to guide us through how animals use color to survive, to find love, to express themselves, and to warn their enemies that they are messing with the wrong animal.

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The Ngogo community of chimpanzees is a large collection of animals in Kibale National Park, Uganda, where two competing groups exist. The filmmakers captured exciting footage of the Ngogo group's most important milestones while making this documentary, from the struggle for territory to birth and death and everything in between. This documentary is the ultimate study of chimpanzees and what makes them tick in their natural habitat.

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Hosted and narrated by former President Barack Obama, this tour of the world's largest national parks and the wildlife that inhabit them features 13 national parks in five episodes, with gorgeous photography and interesting narratives about the creatures within each park Featuring parks on five continents, this book is your passport to adventure and will whet your appetite for wanderlust.

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