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How Do Animals Do That?
How Do Animals Do That?

How Do Animals Do That?

—New science and amazing demonstrations explain the bizarre, the brilliant and the most mind-blowing animal behaviors.
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Record to watch 25 episodes in the next two weeks

    Time-Telling Dogs and Kangaroo Hops
    Acrobatic Cats and Butterfly Wings
    Cuddly Rhinos and Bizarre Noses
    Burly Seahorses and Early Birds

  • A look at how furry koalas keep cool in the Australian sun; how elephants communicate when they're miles apart; are vultures immune to disease; and what is the secret to a frog's amazing tongue; how spiders live so long.

  • Digging in deep to reveal animal secrets like why some of the world's most clever monkeys have turned to crime, why scorpions glow in the dark and what cats are trying to tell us.

  • A look at how sheepdogs wrangle sheep; why moths are attracted to flames; why turtles cry; why sea otters bond with stones; why roosters crow before dawn.

  • A look at how kangaroo moms churn out so many joeys; why spiders don't get stuck in their own webs; how foxes find water in the desert; what the secret is to the chameleon's perfect strike rate.

  • A look at how hamsters stuff so much into their cheeks; why camels have humps; exploring whether alligators have a secret supersense; why pigeon wings are so noisy.

  • A look at how dogs know when someone is sick; why octopuses have blue blood; which animal makes the most amazing nest; exploring whether elephants really never forget; how cicadas make so much noise.

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New science and amazing demonstrations explain the bizarre, the brilliant and the most mind-blowing animal behaviors.

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Hugh Bonneville, Eric Meyers
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