David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities

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David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities

David Attenborough investigates the Siamese fighting fish and the kangaroo, examining why both species fight and what skills a winner must have.

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David Attenborough investigates two shells that have proved to be winners in evolution: the tortoise's shell and the shells of birds' eggs.
David Attenborough explores whether there is counting in the natural world.
David Attenborough examines animals with extreme young. The panda gives birth to the smallest baby of any mammal, while the kiwi's egg is almost too large to lay.
David Attenborough examines animals with an amazing ability to find their way - the dung beetle uses the sun, moon and even the Milky Way.
David Attenborough examines some fascinating creatures. This episode looks at bizarre and sometimes deadly hybrids, like the pizzly bear and the killer bee.
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Sir David Attenborough examines the mysteries behind some fascinating creatures and plants. Are the defensive armours of the rhino and the hedgehog really what they seem?
Sir David Attenborough examines the mysteries behind fascinating creatures and plants. The giant squid has the largest eyes known in the animal kingdom. But what is it looking at?
Sir David Attenborough examines the mysteries behind some fascinating creatures and plants. The bodies of some animals stretch and shrink in extraordinary ways.
Sir David Attenborough examines the mysteries behind some of nature's most fascinating creatures and plants.
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Sir David Attenborough looks at how the curious minds of orangutans and crows helped them become inventive.
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Some animals can do the seemingly impossible. Salamanders can regenerate entire legs and tails to replace ones they've lost, while deer shed their massive antlers and regrow them from a few remaining cells each year.
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The bodies of some animals stretch and shrink in extraordinary ways. The anaconda can swallow prey twice its own body size and then go for over a year without eating. The camel's curious hump can almost double in weight giving it the energy to travel huge distances across deserts. What is the secret behind such expandable ...
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Sir David Attenborough examines the mysteries behind some of nature's most fascinating creatures and plants.
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Sir David Attenborough examines the mysteries behind some of nature's most fascinating creatures and plants.
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Sir David Attenborough examines the mysteries behind some of nature's most fascinating creatures and plants.
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Sir David Attenborough examines the mysteries behind some of nature's most fascinating creatures and plants.
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Sir David Attenborough examines the mysteries behind some of nature's most fascinating creatures and plants.
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Sir David Attenborough examines the mysteries behind some of nature's most fascinating creatures and plants.
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Sir David Attenborough examines the mysteries behind some of nature's most fascinating creatures and plants.
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