Learn the secrets behind the world's weirdest events from a bird killing solar death ray to a monkey that's learned first aid.
Discover the secrets of a suspiciously fishy oil slick, the mysterious cause of a lemming’s extreme anger, and how one man can see using his ears.
Meet a man who gets drunk without touching even a single drop of alcohol thanks to his strange metabolism. This episode also features a look at some chart-topping molecular music.
Go inside a whirlwind wedding ceremony, learn about exploding rocks, and meet a woman whose twin was discovered inside her brain.
A look at how deadly poisonous frogs can help people save lives; why people see faces in nearly everything, from clouds to burnt toast; and how one woman’s pants spontaneously burst into flame.
What causes a mysterious glacier to bleed red? How did an electrician get tattooed by a lightning bolt? And what is the story of the man who has a tooth for an eye?
This episode features oversized rats who save human lives by sniffing out landmines, as well as one very odd-looking, living rock and a flame filled 'firenado'.
How can a lake form beneath an ocean? Can money really grow on trees? Plus, discover how bird brains are being used to battle human diseases.
The first episode of this series investigates the strangest stories from the natural world, finds out why Spain is under attack from spaceballs, how a penguin became a man's best friend and discovers prehistoric lions that could be brought back from the dead. This episode also uncovers the origin of a mysterious underwater blob, unearths goblin's gold, reveals a slimy invasion in Florida and so much more.
This episode investigates some of nature's strangest stories, examines the bizarre case of a mystery stinger in Australia, finds out what poisoned a scientist on a jungle expedition, why goats are flying in Utah and why albatross are being planted in flowerpots off the coast of New Zealand. It reveals why chimpanzees are having rituals and so much more.
This episode explores some wonderfully weird stories from around the world, finds out why a much-loved dolphin has started breaking people's bones, how a parrot gets drunk, why a caterpillar wears a hat made out of its own spare heads and how a tiny crustacean has mastered the holy grail of science - the art of invisibility. Tune in to disover some more rather odd yet fascinating stories.
This episode investigates mysteries and new discoveries from the natural world, solves the puzzle of strange balls of worms on a road, fish stuck in fences in Texas, explores how a robot could help save the Great Barrier Reef and how the discovery of a spider in the Sahara could take us to other planets. Shocked and don't believe us? Well tune in to take a peek at some of nature's most fascinating stories.
This episode uncovers nature's super survivors - a frog whose dinner is fighting back, a shark with the secret to long life and a prehistoric fish with a thirst for blood that almost destroyed an entire fishing industry. Meanwhile, the senses also come under scrutiny as it investigates whether great white sharks like heavy metal.
In this episode Chris Packham unravels some of nature's oddest events. A deep sea blob spotted in the Gulf of Mexico, the washed up remains of a gargantuan creature , and a stow away spider with a set of unfathomable feet. He also investigates an Octopus with an extraordinary behaviour, the curious case of bright blue frogs appearing in pools in Germany and so much more. Join him on this journey to discover the strange and mysterious.
This episode investigates the strangest stories from the natural world, uncovers the mysterious sudden death of hundreds of reindeer in Norway, discovers a mythical boiling river in Peru and finds out why blood red rain appeared in Spain. It also reveals a bird that sings with its wings and a heartwarming stork romance. Want to take a better and closer look at these extraordinary events? Then, tune in and join us for the journey.
This episode uncovers some bizarre events form the natural world, examines a mysterious die-off of Saiga in Kazakhstan and strange holes ripped out of the clouds. It charts the advance of a crab army in Norwegian waters, finds out what’s killing off seabirds on remote islands, why spiders are glowing in the dark, chimps with rock dolls and strange mineral deposits alive in the caves under France.
