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World's Weirdest (2011)
7.0/10on IMDb
First aired
This National Geographic series uses a wry voice to present animals whose defenses can look absurd without context. Start with the horned lizard: it can eject blood from around its eyes when threatened. A strange camera moment becomes a way to compare how small animals deter larger predators.
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The Burrowers (2013)
6.4/10on IMDb
First aired
A lighter fieldwork pick. Chris Packham makes a small sporting event out of seeing how fast young badgers can dig. The full-size replica burrows also let you watch rabbits and water voles carrying on below ground, in spaces a normal camera would struggle to show.
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Magic of Disney's Animal Kingdom (2020)
8.2/10on IMDb
First aired
Josh Gad narrates a show about the people who care for animals at the parks. Much of the comedy comes when a keeper has a schedule the animal does not want to follow. Look for how staff encourage an animal to stay in a position voluntarily so they can observe it or check its health.
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The Crocodile Hunter (1997)
7.6/10on IMDb
First aired
Steve Irwin’s delight in an awkward field encounter is part of the show’s tone. His episodes give a close look at crocodiles waiting almost still at the waterline, then moving suddenly when they need to. The program includes the people’s reactions and sometimes an animal close-up with very little warning.
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Crikey! It's the Irwins (2018)
8.4/10on IMDb
First aired
At Australia Zoo, the family works around animals that do not necessarily take an interest in a tidy plan. The keeper routines make the light moments easy to understand. Look at how staff read a crocodile’s attention and position before taking part in a feeding.
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Deadly 60 (2009)
8.0/10on IMDb
First aired
Steve Backshall’s enthusiasm makes unexpected animals feel like comic challengers. In the United Kingdom section, look for a gannet diving headfirst to catch fish and how the series uses its flight to explain a different way to hunt from the animals on land.
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Dolphins: Spy in the Pod (2014)
8.0/10on IMDb
First aired
The documentary uses disguised cameras in the water, and dolphins sometimes change course to investigate. Their curiosity gives the series comic timing. Look for how the group lines up and changes places during swimming and hunting sequences.
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If I Were an Animal (2018)
First aired
The children doing the voiceover imagine what it feels like to be an animal learning how to move or stay close to its family. The footage gives brief, gentle lessons about keeping up, eating and leaving a parent. Most of the jokes are meant for young viewers.
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The Mating Game (2021)
8.6/10on IMDb
First aired
A natural-history series with the rhythm of a comic competition whenever a display attracts everybody except the animal it was aimed at. Look for why building a display or making a sound costs time and energy. The same courtship behavior that makes the shot funny can affect which animals reproduce.
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