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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 first in a three-part series about how animals build their remarkable homes.
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Ecologist Chris Morgan visits endangered orangutans in Northern Sumatra.
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A biologist crosses the species divide and becomes part of a wild mule deer family.
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Meet inspiring disabled animals and individuals who help them persevere and thrive.
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Parrots and the bittersweet world they share with humans.
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Zebras embark on a mass migration from the saltpans of Botswana in search of water.
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The mysterious eel is found all over the globe, in fresh and salt water ecosystems alike.
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Take a fascinating look at one of our most familiar birds.
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Love apparently knows no boundaries in the animal kingdom.
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Ecologist Chris Morgan embarks on a challenge to find and film a wild Siberian tiger.
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Enter a world shaped by bears, trees, and salmon.
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One man's remarkable experience of raising a group of wild turkey hatchlings to adulthood.