

2017–2020 · BBC One · Ended
More than 30 animatronic spy cameras disguised as animals secretly record behavior in the wild in this "Nature" miniseries from WNET and BBC. The series captures rarely seen behavior that reveals how animals possess emotions and behavior similar to humans — including the capacity to love, grieve, deceive and invent.
Wednesday at 21:00 (Europe/London)
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S02E04 · The Poles
2020-02-19
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The Tropics
2020-01-22 · 60 min
The North
2020-01-29 · 60 min
The Islands
2020-02-12 · 60 min
The Poles
2020-02-19 · 60 min
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