David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities

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27 total episodes

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4 seasons

First Aired January 29, 2013

Overview

Sir David shines the spotlight on some of nature’s evolutionary anomalies and reveals how these curious animals continue to baffle and fascinate.

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Impossible Feats

Season 3 - Episode 1 - 1h 30m

Air Date

February 02, 2015

Overview

Fleas are supposed to be able to jump the equivalent of a human leaping over St. Paul’s Cathedral and cheetahs purportedly can clock speeds of 70 miles per hour. But are these claims really true? The discovery of the world's most elastic natural protein in insects and the development of a hi-tech tracking collar have helped reveal the truth. So can these creatures really achieve what should be physically impossible?