This is what PBS does best: respectful, beautiful, educational content that treats kids like intelligent humans. Nature doesn't sugarcoat the wild—you'll see predation, you'll see death, you'll see survival—but it's never gratuitous or exploitative.

The YouTube channel is a solid gateway with clips and shorts, but the real magic is in full episodes on PBS.org or broadcast TV. Yes, it's slower-paced than most modern kids' content, but that's kind of the point. It teaches patience and observation.

The main knock? It's YouTube, which means you're always one click away from algorithm chaos. Watch together or use PBS directly. Otherwise, this is genuinely enriching screen time that might actually inspire a future marine biologist or conservationist.