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Animals The Inside Story

Season 1 2002
TV-PG

  • 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • 50m
  • 2h 30m (3 episodes)
  • Documentary
How animals do the remarkable things they do. Animals - The Inside Story breaks new ground in the journey it takes into animal anatomy revealing the hidden mechanisms that drive amazing animal behaviours. In this fascinating three-part documentary, viewers can look inside animals to see what makes them tick. Fusing exciting computer animation, thermal imaging and compelling science, Animals: The Inside Story puts creatures under the microscope to expose the hidden mechanisms that drive their actions. Note: While these three episodes were marketed as a separate DVD they are actually part of the BBC series Natural World. Writer : David Helton Series Producer : Sarah Pitt Series editor Michael Gunton A BBC/Discovery Channel Co-production BBC Bristol MMII

3 episodes

Series Premiere

2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

1x01 Fight for Life

Series Premiere

1x01 Fight for Life

  • 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z50m

Fight for Life reveals the true cost of staying alive as hunter or hunted. How do predators set up an attack and how does their prey take evasive action? Look inside a tiger's brain as the hungry predator spies a deer and is triggered into action. A peregrine falcon mounts a 200-mile-an-hour attack on its pigeon prey, relying on aerodynamics and an ingenious nasal system to make its breathtaking approach. Go inside the mouth of the largest animal in the world, the blue whale, to see how they eat one of the smallest creatures of the sea.

2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

1x02 New Lives

1x02 New Lives

  • 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z50m

New Lives unravels the mysteries of animal reproduction from courtship and mating through to the creation of new life. The virtual world of the elephant womb allows us to see a baby elephant develop over 22 months. Emperor penguins produce eggs in the harshest climate on earth. Go inside this life support capsule and see how the shell is made and the chick grows. Metamorphosis is one of nature's miracles. From the inside, watch a total transformation as a land-based caterpillar becomes a graceful aerial athlete.

2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

1x03 Extreme Lives

1x03 Extreme Lives

  • 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z50m

Extreme Lives explores the limits of animal endurance. A polar bear uses its thick fur coat to turn light into heat and survive the Arctic cold. Hibernation is one way to endure winter but the rare Vancouver Island Marmot is on a knife edge between life and death. Wood frogs enter a state of suspended animation, freezing 65% of their bodies to stay alive. The camel survives extremes of desert heat with amazing blood cells and a nose designed to conserve every drop of moisture.

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