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Spy in the Wild | Episode 5 | Meet the Spies | Preview
The final episode explains how the concept of the Spy Creatures evolved at John Downer Productions from the original Bouldercam to the Penguincams that inspired the next-generation “spycams” featured in this series. It shows the painstaking work that goes into building the lifelike models and how the team deploys and operates the robotic cameras on location all over the world.
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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.