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The Whale Detective

The Island of Whale Autopsies

When dead whales turn up in San Francisco, they’re towed to an uninhabited island for autopsies. Whale scientist Dr. Joy Reidenberg hopes to better understand why these animals died and how to prevent similar incidents in the future.

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Hippos: Africa's River Giants

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Go beneath the surface and meet Africa’s river giants, the hippos. Discover an unexpected side of these aquatic mammals that can’t even swim as hippos protect their families, face their enemies and suffer in a drought. Narrated by David Attenborough.

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The Whale Detective

Watch A Team of Heroes Save an Entangled Whale

Whales face major threats from plastic and fishing gear entanglements and have been turning up injured or dead in record numbers, with a 300% increase in humpback entanglements in the last 5 years. In a never-before-filmed sequence, witness a group dedicated to disentangling whales as ...

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The Whale Detective

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A filmmaker investigates his traumatic encounter with a 30-ton humpback whale that breached and almost landed on him while he was kayaking. What he discovers raises far bigger questions about humans’ relationship with whales and their future.

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Bears

Meet the Real-Life Paddington Bear

The spectacled bear is the species on which the character Paddington Bear is based. And just like the fictional character's love for marmalade sandwiches, this spectacled bear has a sweet tooth.

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Nature's Biggest Beasts

Witness a Massive Coral Spawning

On nights when the perfect tide conditions, day-length and sea temperature all align, some 400 species of coral across 3,000 reefs reproduce by releasing their eggs and sperm simultaneously. This ultimately helps grow the world's largest living structure - the Great Barrier Reef.

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Nature's Biggest Beasts

How Drinking Giraffes Avoid a Head Rush

When you're this tall, getting a drink of water can be challenging. With their high blood pressure, one would think giraffes should get a head rush when they bend down to drink from a watering hole. Luckily, their anatomy is tailored to combat this very ...

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