Discovery Channel's North America – in pictures

Sunset in Death Valley, California, the lowest and driest area in North America Photograph: Discovery Channel

Pronghorns range over a vast area, from Canada to northern Mexico, seen here on their annual migration, the only time the males and females come together in a mixed-sex herd Photograph: Discovery Channel

Elk, the largest species of deer in the world, clash during the mating season in Pennsylvania, USA Photograph: Discovery Channel

A huge tornado sweeps across the USA's mid-west Photograph: Discovery Channel

A group of capuchin monkeys native to Panama, huddle together in the treetops Photograph: Emilio White/Discovery Channel

A humpback whale swims in the northern Pacific Ocean, off the Aleutian Islands near Alaska Photograph: Discovery Channel

This jaguar in Mexico was filmed using a night-vision camera Photograph: Discovery Channel

The roadrunner is a long-legged bird in the cuckoo family which inhabits large areas of North America and prefers to breed in desert habitats Photograph: Discovery Channel

Snow geese on their annual migration from central Canada to their wintering grounds in the Gulf of Mexico. Millions of them travel around 2,500 miles a year Photograph: Nick Lyon/Discovery Channel

A sea turtle crawls back to the ocean in Costa Rica, one of the world's most important locations for nesting Photograph: Discovery Channel

A wolf howls after devouring a bison carcass Photograph: Discovery Channel

Bison rut on the Canadian praries Photograph: Discovery Channel