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S1 E10 Ocean Drifters

Documentary

TV-PG

50m

Jun 5, 2004

The open ocean is the single most extensive habitat on Earth, and its surface is populated by billions of creatures who fight their daily battles for survival at the mercy of the sea and form a colorful array of different shapes, sizes, and designs.

Season 1, 12 Episodes

season 1 (12 episodes)

Secret Nature - Snake Secrets

Over the 120 million years of their evolution snakes have developed from lizard-like creatures to the most deadly assassins imaginable; discover the secret nature of these killer reptiles.

Secret Nature - Death By Silk

Spiders are among Nature’s most impressive architects, able to weave incredible structures out of silk, from cosy nests to protect their offspring to deadly traps and lethal weapons to kill a prey.

Secret Nature - Incredible Flies

Incredible Flies,

A world without houseflies, mosquitoes and louse flies might sound attractive, but discover their secret nature to find out how they have adapted to live anywhere on earth, and why the would be hard to replace.

Secret Nature - Planet of the Ants

Planet of the Ants,

Ants have populated Earth for around 100 million years, and over time have developed into some of the most impressive animal associations around, almost rivalling the complexities of human societies.

Secret Nature - Nature's Airforce

Nature's Airforce,

Secret Nature explores the world of birds of prey, and how their basic body design of wings, talons, telescopic eyes and stereoscopic ears has been adapted into a wide diversity of species that hold the key to understanding our own survival.

Secret Nature - Beetle Mania

Beetles make up more species on our planet than any other group of animals, and by taking advantage of most food opportunities available to them, beetles have developed some of the most specialized and intriguing lifestyles around.

Secret Nature - Caterpillar to Catwalk

Caterpillar to Catwalk,

Butterfly’s lives are incredible; they’re split into two, with caterpillars and adults acting like two distinct species, so follow Secret Nature, from Caterpillar to Catwalk.

Secret Nature - Spawn to be Wild

Spawn to be Wild,

Amphibians like frogs and toads live on the boundary between water and land, and by finding ways to exploit both worlds, they have managed to conquer an astonishing diversity of environments.

Secret Nature - Flower Power

This film looks at how plants have evolved to exploit animals for pollination or predation, coercing creatures into working for them, or evolving into killers and turning the tables against animals.

Secret Nature - Ocean Drifters

Ocean Drifters,

The open ocean is the single most extensive habitat on Earth, and its surface is populated by billions of creatures who fight their daily battles for survival at the mercy of the sea and form a colorful array of different shapes, sizes, and designs.

Secret Nature - Animal Engineers

Animal Engineers,

It's not just mankind that craves a place to call its own; animals are he ultimate engineers and evolved countless ways of molding their worlds long before we came on the scene.

Secret Nature - Busy as a Bee

When flowering plants evolved on Earth, they gave rise to a new kind of insect that evolved from solitary hunting wasps into vegetarian bees, which have developed a myriad of different lifestyles and designs.

Details

Secret Nature

Documentary

TV-PG

1 Season

50m

In Secret Nature, we open the treasure trove of world-class images that includes stunning timelapse, slow motion, high speed and macro sequences.

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