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Episode 3

Chris Packham examines the world's weirdest natural events. He discovers the extraordinary adaptations animals use to survive, including a frozen frog that can come back to life.

Chris looks at some of the most extraordinary behaviours and extreme adaptations that animals have developed to survive. He discovers the secret of a frozen frog that can bring itself back to life, unmasks the slimy character responsible for mysterious oceanic ooze and delves into the underworld of real-life zombies.

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Fri 27 Jul 201815:15

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Music Played

  • The xx

    Chained

  • The xx

    Missing

  • The xx

    Angels

  • Portishead

    Over

  • Metronomy

    The Look

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterChris Packham
ProducerChloe Pearne
Series ProducerLucinda Axelsson
Executive ProducerTim Scoones

Broadcasts

  • Thu 3 Jan 201320:00
  • Wed 9 Jan 201319:00
  • Wed 30 Jan 201301:20
  • Thu 28 Feb 201300:20
  • Thu 9 May 201318:30
  • Thu 9 May 201319:00
  • Mon 8 Sep 201415:40
  • Mon 8 Sep 201415:45
  • Sat 18 Jul 201514:00
  • Wed 28 Oct 201515:30
  • Fri 5 Aug 201614:10
  • Fri 27 Jul 201815:15

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