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Tree Hyrax : Shouting in the Trees
Season 1 Episode 119
The four species of Tree Hyrax are the survivors of an ancient and diverse group of animals that once dominated Africa. They now live secretive - but…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Longnose Lancetfish : Ferocious
Season 1 Episode 118
The Longnose Lancetfish is a big, strange, predatory fish of the open ocean, whose unusual feeding habits and physiology make it of particular intere…
9 months, 1 week ago
Bigfin Squid : Unknown Knowns and Known Unknowns
Season 1 Episode 117
The Bigfin Squid (species of the genus Magnapinna) is one of the most iconic deep sea animals these days. But we know precious little about it - we c…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Adélie penguin : The Ice Riders
Season 1 Episode 116
The Adélie penguin is the ultimate Antarctic penguin, partly because there's so many of them, partly because of its special and profound connection t…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Shovel-headed Worm : The Worm in the Hothouse
Season 1 Episode 115
The Shovel-Headed Garden Worm, also known as the Hammerhead Worm, is a voracious, terrestrial predatory flatworm. A world-traveller with amazing anat…
11 months ago
Lumholtz's Tree Kangaroo : Change is the Only Constant
Season 1 Episode 114
Lumholtz's Tree Kangaroo is one of only two species of tree kangaroo in Australia. Animals change, the world changes, the natural world is - almost -…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Bogong Moth : The Moth and the Stars
Season 1 Episode 113
Every year, the Bogong Moth undertakes one of the most extraordinary insect migrations on Earth in south-eastern Australia. The question for this epi…
1 year ago
Supergiant Isopod : Big is Beautiful III
Season 1 Episode 112
There are several types of Supergiant Isopod in the deep sea - some of the most successful and effective scavengers on the planet. But why are they s…
1 year, 1 month ago
Giant Clam : Big is Beautiful II
Season 1 Episode 111
The Giant Clam has a secret trick that enables it to grow faster and bigger than any other bivalve mollusc in the world ...
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1 year, 1 month ago
Giant Armadillo : Big is Beautiful I
Season 1 Episode 110
The Giant Armadillo is easily the biggest living armadillo, equipped with the biggest claw on Earth. And the fact of its size means it is significant…
1 year, 2 months ago