The unknown face of Spain. Snow, rain, clouds and cold envelop the land. The ibex migrate to the valleys, and wolves patrol the mountains as vultures circle the skies overhead.
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Blue World goes to Mexico to investigate cenotes, study the world's most venomous fish, and searches for Greenland sharks in Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Blue World heads to Malaysia to learn about sea turtles, explore mangroves, and investigate the Wolffish.
The sun heats the earth and life begins again. The animals wake from hibernation and busy themselves, building their nests in treetops and caves as they prepare to breed. All the spring babies are fighting for survival though their first days.
The unknown face of Spain. Snow, rain, clouds and cold envelop the land. The ibex migrate to the valleys, and wolves patrol the mountains as vultures circle the skies overhead.
As the woods prepare to sleep, and mushrooms grow as the first rains fall, flocks of cranes migrate home to Spain from their summer season in the north. The stags clash their antlers in pursuit of the does there is little time before winter sets in.
Discover how the Jaguar's spots create a disruptive pattern that makes them harder for prey to see. Learn how a bee sting really works, and how a salmon is able to migrate thousands of miles to spawn.
We examine the life cycle of a butterfly and delve into the mechanics of how a bird is able to take flight. Plus, the mystery of how a Venus Flytrap catches its prey is revealed.
Embark on a thrilling journey through Africa. Discover how zebras use their stripes as camouflage against their colorblind nemesis, explore the remarkable engineering of a giraffe's neck, and feel the raw power of a hyena's jaws.
Marvel at the amazing strength of the leaf cutter ant. Find out how fast can a pronghorn really run, and how the desert camel is able to survive in such extreme conditions.
Find out how sharks use electro-sensors to detect their prey. Also, discover the skunk's stinky defense mechanism. And domestic versus wild – see how the striped zebra matches up against its cousin the horse.
In this last episode of Super Senses we take the grand final tour to see the greatest of all the special weapons that help some animals to govern the wilderness. In this episode we see it, hear it, touch it, smell it and taste it like animals do.
Animals use communication to attract mates,warn off predators, defend territory, or trick their prey. And of course, it's the senses that play the key role - Sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing - all are employed to send signals to others.
We find out more about the animals that have their feet firmly planted on or under the ground. And find out how their senses are tuned to survive. What we see above the ground is only a small part of the natural world.
We find out about the animals that live in the shadows and the adaptations they need to survive. Nocturnal animals have taken to this dark world for good reason. You need some special abilities to cope with the lack of light.
Animals that live life on the wing, have a vast expanse of sky to navigate, find mates, locate food, and avoid predators in… Living in this aerial realm requires a unique set of senses, specialized to cope with life above ground…
While all life began in the oceans, human beings now rely on technology to navigate the seven seas – left to our own devices we're like the proverbial fish out of water. Only the other way around.
In this episode, we examine how every animal has what could be called a sense of rhythm – the human animal included. To give an obvious example, there's our internal body clock which responds to the so-called Circadian rhythm.
There's a whole world and more than one spectrum of sensations that animals are aware of, yet which just pass humans by. There's a kind of “sixth sense” that some animals have which still defies explanation.
There are senses we share with most animals, but what about those senses that human is equipped with? Infrared light, electromagnetic waves and ultrasound, are all found within a spectrum of sensory information that just passes by ordinary humans.
On this episode of Animal Super Senses, we examine how things taste, and how vital scent is from the animal perspective. But their sense of smell will also detect the scent of odorants carried through the air.
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