A young daughter prepares to leave the family home with her mother’s blessing to start a new life. An expectant mother worries about the viability of her mate to help bring up their first child together. A grandmother’s wisdom jumpstarts her offspring’s learning of survival skills.

These scenes from the animal world are part of National Geographic’s six-part documentary series Queens, filmed over four years in remote locations on three continents. The Emmy-contending series, which premiered in March on National Geographic Channel, is now streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.

National Geographic says Queens is unprecedented in natural history filmmaking: the first time a series focuses fully on stories of female power, resilience, strength, and love, and boasts the first nearly all-female crew to shoot, produce and direct a wildlife documentary.

A herd of African elephants walks at sunset across the plains of Africa.

From magnificent African...