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David Attenborough has met nature’s most extraordinary creatures, yet there are certain stories of bewildering animals that continue to intrigue him. Each episode explores the stories behind two natural curiosities, linked together by a common theme.

Documentary · 2013 · 22 min

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.

20 min · Jan 23, 2012
EPISODE 2

A Curious Hoax?

David discovers the curiosities that have led to accusations of forgery but have ultimately helped us rethink evolution. When early explorers brought the first specimen of a duck-billed platypus back to England in 1799, it was thought so bizarre it was deemed a hoax, while the midwife toad became the centre of a raging scientific storm in the 1920s that led to accusations of fakery.

20 min · Jan 23, 2012
EPISODE 3

Young Wrinklies

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

20 min · Jan 23, 2012
EPISODE 4

A Curious Twist

The single spiral tusk of the narwhal inspiration for tales of unicorns and the myriad variations on the twist of the snail shell have delighted and fascinated naturalists and artists since the dawn of civilization.

20 min · Jan 23, 2012
EPISODE 5

Seeing the Pattern

Zebra stripes vary subtly between the different species but there is one group of animals that has evolved colourful patterns of seemingly infinite variety, the butterflies. In this episode David looks at two examples of animal patterns that have bedazzled and baffled science for a long time, and uses modern tools to unlock their secrets.

22 min · Jan 23, 2012

David Attenborough

Host
Hilary Jeffkins

Director
Stephen Dunleavy

Producer
Catherine Catton

Producer