3: Cat Talk | Cat Watch 2014: The New Horizon Experiment
Liz Bonnin and a team of experts conduct a groundbreaking scientific study of cats. They reveal the secret language ...
1: A Cat's Eye View | Cat Watch 2014: The New Horizon Experiment
Liz Bonnin and a team of experts conduct a groundbreaking scientific study of cats, revealing how cats exper...
Over land and sea | Penguins: Meet the Family
Penguins are adapted to survive and thrive both in the sea and on land.
Penguin chicks | Penguins: Meet the Family
Penguin chicks are extraordinarily adapted to survive in harsh environments.
Finding Food in the snow | Life In The Snow
How wolverines have adapted to finding and eating food in the snow.
Adaptation of the Reindeer | Life In The Snow
An exploration of how reindeer have adapted to living in freezing climates.
Adaptation of the Owl | Life In The Snow
An exploration of how the great grey owl has adapted to catching it's prey.
Adaptation of the Arctic Fox | Life In The Snow
An exploration of how the artic fox's coat has adapted to survival in arctic winters.
Smelly lemurs | Life
Smell is of particular importance to the primates of Madagascar: the lemurs.
The Weddell seal's adaptations | Life
The Weddell seal is perfectly adapted to survive in the environment it must endure.
Bouncing toads | Life
A toad deploys its defence mechanism in order to evade a toad eating tarantula.
Meow Meow | Cat Watch 2014: The New Horizon Experiment
Domesticated cats have evolved to be able to communicate as effectively with humans as with other felines.
From tabby to tiger | Cat Watch 2014: The New Horizon Experiment
All cats are born with an innate desire to hunt, but most are taught how by their mothers.
Hunting heritage | Cat Watch 2014: The New Horizon Experiment
Cats continue to have characteristics inherited from their ancestors.
Chemical messages | Cat Watch 2014: The New Horizon Experiment
Cats leave chemical messages to other cats, which can be picked up with their exceptional sense of smell, whic...
World of sound | Cat Watch 2014: The New Horizon Experiment
Cats have exceptional hearing as a result of a variety of evolutionary advantages.
Sensory adaptations | Cat Watch 2014: The New Horizon Experiment
Cats have sensory evolutionary advantages which enable them to be sucessful predators.
Bone evolution | Secrets of Bones
Large land mammals bone structures are perfectly adapted to help them to survive.
Echolocation | Secrets of Bones
Sperm whales have extraordinary sensory capabilities, and use echolocation to hunt and locate their prey.
Soar and glide | Secrets of Bones
While pigeons have adapted to be all rounders, other birds have adapted to be able to execute specialised forms of flight.
Knowles and McCork ask why the dinosaurs became extinct.
Dr Knowles and Professor McCork ask the question 'Are we all related?'
Charles Dickens on life, novels and inspiration from his experiences in the Victorian Era.
Charles Darwin explains his theory of evolution via song, oh, and there's a dancing gorilla!
David Attenborough explains the origins of life on earth, starting over three and a half thousand million years ago.
The pentadactyl limb adaptation, first seen over 300 million years ago, has helped a variety of animals to fly, from dinosaurs to bats.
Gibbons are the acrobats of the primate world, perfectly adapted to life in the trees.
Snakes, cheetahs and gazelles each have specially adapted vertebrae that help them to survive.
While skulls evolved in order to protect the brain, they've since adapted to become a sensory hub.
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