Synopsis
The Spy Creatures travel to the lands of ice and snow beyond the Arctic and Antarctic circles, observing the hardiest and most charismatic animals in the polar world.
- Programme: Spy in the Wild
- Series: 2
- Episode: 4: The Poles
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2020
- Biology | Ecology
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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