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Series 4: 4. Curious Counters
Can animals count? This is a question that has intrigued and fooled investigators for a long time. Just over 100 years ago, a German horse called Hans was declared a mathematical genius but all was not as it seemed. And strangely, some bamboos around the world flower exactly at the same no matter where they are. Are they counting down the years?
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The Siamese fighting fish is so aggressive it will fight its own reflection until it is exhausted. Recent research shows that the fighting behaviour varies and depends on the pe ...
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David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
Series 4: 5. Incredible Shells
David Attenborough investigates two shells that have proved to be winners in evolution: the tortoise's shell and the shells of birds' eggs. The ostrich egg is so strong it is po ...
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BBC 2
David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
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Can animals count? This is a question that has intrigued and fooled investigators for a long time. Just over 100 years ago, a German horse called Hans was declared a mathematica ...
14-05-2024
BBC 2
David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
Series 4: 3. Extreme Babies
The giant panda gives birth to the smallest baby of any mammal and has to care for and protect it for many months. Why don't they give birth to more developed, robust young? The ...
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BBC 2
David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
Series 4: 2. Finding The Way
Some animals have an extraordinary ability to find their way. The dung beetle, an insect revered by ancient Egyptians, uses the sun, the moon and even the Milky Way to move its ...
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BBC 2
David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
Series 4: 1. Animal Frankensteins
Hybrids can be bizarre and they can be deadly. We look at two hybrid animals that owe their existence to human interference - the pizzly bear (a cross between a polar bear and g ...
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BBC 2
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Sir David Attenborough examines the mysteries behind some of nature's most fascinating creatures and plants.
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BBC 2
David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
Series 4: 4. Curious Counters
Can animals count? This is a question that has intrigued and fooled investigators for a long time. Just over 100 years ago, a German horse called Hans was declared a mathematica ...
14-05-2024
BBC 2
David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
Series 4: 3. Extreme Babies
The giant panda gives birth to the smallest baby of any mammal and has to care for and protect it for many months. Why don't they give birth to more developed, robust young? The ...
13-05-2024
BBC 2
David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
Series 1 Shorts: Episode 7
Sir David Attenborough examines the mysteries behind some of nature's most fascinating creatures and plants.
28-05-2018
BBC 2
David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
Series 4: 6. Ferocious Fighters
The Siamese fighting fish is so aggressive it will fight its own reflection until it is exhausted. Recent research shows that the fighting behaviour varies and depends on the pe ...
16-05-2024
BBC 2
David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
Series 1 Shorts: Episode 1
Sir David Attenborough examines the mysteries behind some of nature's most fascinating creatures and plants.
20-10-2018
BBC 2