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Octopus: Making Contact
Season 38
Episode 1
The octopus is the closest we may get to meeting an alien. They evolved from a common cousin more than 500 million years ago, but are also intelligent creatures with proven problem-solving abilities. So what happens when you invite an eight-legged alien into your living room? This documentary follows marine biologist David Scheel as he tracks his evolving relationship with his own octopus.
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The explosion of dog types into the roughly 400 breeds and dogs' role in medical care.
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This film explores how the domestication of dogs might have taken place.
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No spider can escape the tireless pursuit of Martin Nicholas.
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It's one of the most brutal environments on Earth - so how does life carry on here?
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Efforts to rescue the thousands of household pets left homeless by Hurricane Katrina.