David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
8.6
2013
Documentary
Sir David shines the spotlight on some of nature’s evolutionary anomalies and reveals how these curious animals continue to baffle and fascinate.
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- Cast:
- David Attenborough
Episode 10 : Magical Appearances
March. 18,2014
"Magical Appearances" explores how swallows magically appear each spring and asks how did complex and beautiful insects like butterflies suddenly arrive in the summer.
The discovery of the swallow’s epic migration and the revelation that butterflies could metamorphose into totally different looking adults were scientific stories both cloaked in mystery and controversy.
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Episode 9 : Strange Parents
March. 18,2014
"Strange Parents" asks how we usually recognise animals as either male or female and how each sex normally plays a particular role in their own life cycle.
However both hyenas and seahorses completely break the gender rules.
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Episode 8 : Spinners and Weavers
March. 11,2014
We'll find out how nature is incredibly inventive and has produced two unique mechanisms of natural construction that have fascinated scientists for centuries; weaving in birds and silk.
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Episode 7 : Life on Ice
March. 11,2014
In this episode we explore the remarkable adaptations of two creatures that have evolved to survive the most challenging of conditions and seem to defy the laws of nature.
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Episode 6 : Shocking Senses
March. 04,2014
Plants and animals have some curious super senses that enable them to see, hear and feel things that are quite invisible to us.
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Episode 5 : Bad Reputations
March. 04,2014
After initially gaining frightening reputations, it's now known that gorillas and bats are a lot gentler and considerate than their early reputations suggest.
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Episode 4 : Curious Imposters
February. 25,2014
Here we discover that some animals are able to trick others into believing they are something that they are not. The art of deception is a powerful attribute for some.
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Episode 3 : Life in the Dark
February. 25,2014
Sir David Attenborough continues to shine the spotlight on nature's most amazing animals this time looking at the vision in squid and owls. Perhaps not a classic pairing, both owls and squid have incredible adaptations for being able to navigate at night.
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