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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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  • Levitating Lizards and Immortal Jellyfish

    How a lizard can literally walk on water; how hippos speed through water if they can't actually swim; how bees find nectar; jellyfish; cats' whiskers.
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  • Supersonic Owls and Invisible Octopuses

    How owls catch prey they can't see; a theory about the proximity of rats; what makes octopuses masters of disguise; why penguins' feet don't freeze; why African wild dogs are the ultimate hunters.
    Upcoming
  • Backwards Birds and Slimy Sea Creatures

    How hummingbirds fly backwards; an investigation into whether cockroaches will survive the apocalypse; how dogs know when people are sad; the hagfish.
    Upcoming
  • Puppy Dog Tails and Crocodile Jaws

    What a dog's tail wag means; the cleverness of cockatoos; zebras' black and white stripes; the secret behind a crocodile's powerful jaws; how chameleons change color.
    Upcoming
  • Psychic Cats And Fuzzy Otters

    How cats detect earthquakes; how owls hunt in total darkness; how cheetahs accelerate more quickly than a car; how sea otters keep warm in icy waters; how ants heal their wounded.
    Upcoming
  • Elephant Noses and Ancient Animals

    How the blue whale became the biggest animal ever; why elephants have trunks; why ladybugs have spots; why some animals live a long time; why cats purr.
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New science and amazing demonstrations explain the bizarre, the brilliant and the most mind-blowing animal behaviors.

Starring

Hugh Bonneville, Eric Meyers

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