Name: David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
Released: 2013-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: David Attenborough

TV Show · Documentary

A look inside the strange natures of curious animals, and how their evolutionary biology allows them to adapt to new environments. Plus, the ways in which these creatures baffle scientists.

2013 · 21m

Starring David Attenborough

Director Hilary Jeffkins

EPISODE 1

Stretched to the Limit

Animals appear to have stretched their natural gifts to the limits, including giraffes and chameleons.

20m
EPISODE 2

A Curious Hoax?

Sir David Attenborough reveals nature's evolutionary anomalies, including the platypus and the curious case of the male midwife toad.

20m
EPISODE 3

Young Wrinklies

Sir David Attenborough looks at some amazing quirks of evolution; he encounters two examples where nature has tinkered with the ageing process.

20m
EPISODE 4

A Curious Twist

David Attenborough looks at the tusk of the narwhal and the spiral shells found on snails and ammonites.

20m
EPISODE 5

Seeing the Pattern

David Attenborough examines beautifully patterned or brightly coloured animals that attract the attention of collectors.

22m
EPISODE 1

Virgin Birth

Female komodo dragons can reproduce without contact with a male, while female aphids can clone themselves to produce copies.

22m