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Do animals dream?
Cassie and Claire have watched their parrot talk in its sleep... so is it dreaming?
And, if animals DO dream... will we ever know what they’re dreamin…
1 year, 10 months ago
Do worms sleep?
Birds can fly while half their brain is sleeping and some spiders sleep dangling on a silk thread, but what about worms.
Do worms sleep?
Featuring:
Asso…1 year, 10 months ago
The Sage-grouse dance
Female sage-grouse birds have decided that they want to see a weird sexy dance when deciding on a mate.
Ann Jones explores the creativity of female ch…
1 year, 10 months ago
Hyenas and lab mice - does sex matter?
Female lab mice have been bred to be passive and breed with ease.
But, in the wild they're feisty and even pugnacious.
How much of our biological under…
1 year, 10 months ago
Shells with stories to tell
There's a whole world of mystery, and quite a bit of maths, inside the humble sea shell.
Forget ancestry searches online, shells can tell you the his…
1 year, 11 months ago
The merits of menopause. End of. Period.
There's only a handful of animals on earth that go through menopause, where females get to hang up the ovaries and enjoy a change of life.
So, why hav…
1 year, 11 months ago
Extreme traps in nature
We will all go to trouble to get a good meal, but some animals take it to the extreme.
Some build architectural masterpieces to entrap their prey, or …
1 year, 11 months ago
Phantasmic Mr Fox
Despite spending years and millions of dollars, the Tasmanian Fox Eradication team never, not once, not ever, spotted a live fox on the Apple Isle.
Wh…
1 year, 11 months ago
What the [sheeping] flock?
You have a lot to thank sheep for. Yes, sheep.
More than just wool and meat — sheep have played a part in the development of contraception and reprodu…
2 years ago
Purely for pleasure
For years we've barely even talked about the human clitoris let alone the fact that snakes have TWO.
This program has adult themes.
Featuring:
Belinda …
2 years ago