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Sex in the Wild

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Comparative anatomist Professor Joy Reidenberg and veterinarian Mark Evans explore the life and death struggles of earth's greatest species as they attempt to reproduce in some of the most hostile environments on earth. From the first mating calls to heart-stopping births, examine the wonderful, weird and sometimes wacky world of animal reproduction.

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Dolphins
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54:51
Learn how animals that breathe air mate, give birth and raise their young underwater.
Kangaroos
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55:21
Joy and Mark uncover the reproductive secrets of the pouch-wearing marsupials.
Orangutans
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Joy and Mark to explore the reproduction challenges of our orangutan cousins.
Elephants
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Travel to Africa to explore the unique reproduction challenges of the largest land animal.
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