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Under Antarctic Ice

Under Antarctic Ice

Season 21 Episode 7
54:39
Diamonds

Diamonds

Season 21 Episode 16
54:40
KALAHARI – The Great Thirstland

KALAHARI – The Great Thirstland

Season 22 Episode 3
52:59
KALAHARI – The Flooded Desert

KALAHARI – The Flooded Desert

Season 22 Episode 4
53:21
The Real Macaw

The Real Macaw

Season 22 Episode 8
54:59
Holy Cow

Holy Cow

Season 22 Episode 11
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Ireland

Ireland

Season 22 Episode 12
54:44
The Reptiles: Alligators and Crocodiles

The Reptiles: Alligators and Crocodiles

Season 22 Episode 16
52:42
The Reptiles: Turtles and Tortoises

The Reptiles: Turtles and Tortoises

Season 22 Episode 17
52:46
The Reptiles: Snakes

The Reptiles: Snakes

Season 22 Episode 18
52:45
The Reptiles - Lizards

The Reptiles - Lizards

Season 22 Episode 19
52:56
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Nature

Bloody Suckers

Season 21 Episode 4

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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