Bloody Suckers
Season 21 Episode 4 | 53m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
Fleas, flies, ticks, leeches, mosquitoes, birds and bats drink blood for survival.
Just like the legendary Count Dracula, many species of animals on the planet drink blood to survive. Fleas, flies, ticks, leeches, mosquitoes, birds and bats are some of them. In this program, filmmaker Mark Ferns offers himself to one bloody sucker after another in a compelling examination of the vampires of the animal world.
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Major support for NATURE is provided by The Arnhold Family in memory of Henry and Clarisse Arnhold, The Fairweather Foundation, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Charles Rosenblum, Kathy Chiao and...
Bloody Suckers
Season 21 Episode 4 | 53m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
Just like the legendary Count Dracula, many species of animals on the planet drink blood to survive. Fleas, flies, ticks, leeches, mosquitoes, birds and bats are some of them. In this program, filmmaker Mark Ferns offers himself to one bloody sucker after another in a compelling examination of the vampires of the animal world.
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