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The Gulf Stream is a massive ocean current travelling thousands of miles across the North Atlantic.

Exploring why the South Atlantic islands, formed by ancient underwater volcanoes, are packed with so much life.

In the tropical Atlantic, the destructive hurricane season can threaten wildlife and shipping which move constantly to make use of the trade winds and equatorial currents.

Australia's Great Barrier Reef is one of the natural wonders of the world and the largest living structure on the planet; Monty Halls explores the complexity of the reef itself and the wildlife that lives on it.

Only seven percent of the Great Barrier Reef is coral, and the remainder is a variety of interconnected habitats including the world's oldest jungle, hundreds of islands, mangrove swamps, deep water gardens, sand flats and seagrass.

Creatures travel thousands of miles to visit the reef and Pacific weather patterns are likely to further shape the terrain and wildlife.

Animals appear to have stretched their natural gifts to the limits, including giraffes and chameleons.

Curiosities lead to accusations of forgery.

Sir David Attenborough looks at some amazing quirks of evolution; he encounters two examples where nature has tinkered with the aging process.

David Attenborough looks at the tusk of the narwhal and the spiral shells found on snails and ammonites.

Beautifully patterned or brightly colored animals attract the attention of collectors.

Female Komodo dragons can reproduce without contact with a male; female aphids can clone themselves to produce copies.

Rhinos and hedgehogs protect themselves with body armor in the form of thick skin.

Animals adapt to life in the dark; owl eyes are too large to move within their sockets; the giant squid has the largest eyes in the animal kingdom.

Sir David Attenborough shines the spotlight on amazing animals; he looks at cuckoos and the way the death's-head hawkmoth steals honey.

Sir David Attenborough shines the spotlight on nature's most amazing animals; he takes a closer look at the vampire bat.

How naturalists find out that some eels are electric is revealed.

Sir David Attenborough shines the spotlight on the wood frog, which freezes solid; he looks at how the emperor penguin breeds.

Nature produces two unique mechanisms of natural construction; weaving in birds and silk fascinate scientists.

David Attenborough shines the spotlight on female hyenas; he examines why male seahorses give birth.

Examining how swallows appear each spring; Insects, such as butterflies, suddenly arrive in the summer.

David Attenborough examines how fleas jump; he tracks the true speed of a cheetah.

David Attenborough examines orangutans and crows, two unusual animals that use tools.

David Attenborough examines creatures that have fascinated people for centuries; he looks at the expandable bodies of anacondas and camels.

A look at some species with unusual styles of consuming food, including the gigantic blue whales and the flamboyant flamingos.

David Attenborough examines some species with remarkable healing properties.

A look at the incredible animals who can regenerate entire parts of their bodies, like salamanders and deer.

Sir David Attenborough examines bizarre and deadly hybrid animals.

Sir David Attenborough examines animals with the ability to find their way.

Sir David Attenborough examines the sizes of animals' young.

Sir David Attenborough discovers if animals and plants can count.

Sir David Attenborough investigates two shells that win at evolution.

Sir David Attenborough explores animals with fighting behavior.

Animals appear to have stretched their natural gifts to the limits, including giraffes and chameleons.

Curiosities lead to accusations of forgery.

Sir David Attenborough looks at some amazing quirks of evolution; he encounters two examples where nature has tinkered with the aging process.

David Attenborough looks at the tusk of the narwhal and the spiral shells found on snails and ammonites.

Beautifully patterned or brightly colored animals attract the attention of collectors.

Female Komodo dragons can reproduce without contact with a male; female aphids can clone themselves to produce copies.

Rhinos and hedgehogs protect themselves with body armor in the form of thick skin.

Animals adapt to life in the dark; owl eyes are too large to move within their sockets; the giant squid has the largest eyes in the animal kingdom.

Sir David Attenborough shines the spotlight on amazing animals; he looks at cuckoos and the way the death's-head hawkmoth steals honey.

Sir David Attenborough shines the spotlight on nature's most amazing animals; he takes a closer look at the vampire bat.

How naturalists find out that some eels are electric is revealed.

Sir David Attenborough shines the spotlight on the wood frog, which freezes solid; he looks at how the emperor penguin breeds.

Nature produces two unique mechanisms of natural construction; weaving in birds and silk fascinate scientists.

David Attenborough shines the spotlight on female hyenas; he examines why male seahorses give birth.

Examining how swallows appear each spring; Insects, such as butterflies, suddenly arrive in the summer.

David Attenborough examines how fleas jump; he tracks the true speed of a cheetah.

David Attenborough examines orangutans and crows, two unusual animals that use tools.

David Attenborough examines creatures that have fascinated people for centuries; he looks at the expandable bodies of anacondas and camels.

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