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Super Giant Animals
Steve Backshall meets super giant animals across the world and finds out what they can do, from swimming with crocodiles in Botswana to diving with sperm whales in the Caribbean.
Steve Backshall travels across the world to encounter the most charismatic super giant animals and discovers the remarkable things that their size enables them to do. Highlights include Steve swimming with Nile crocodiles in Botswana, dodging two-tonne elephant seals in California and diving with sperm whales in the Caribbean.
Last on
Sat 1 Apr 202311:00
Clips
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A great white shark in full leaping breach
Duration: 01:18
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Male northern elephant seals face off
Duration: 01:25
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The Nile crocodile
Duration: 02:44
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The playful and giant sperm whale
Duration: 01:42
BBC Nature

Meet some of the giants featured.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Steve Backshall |
| Producer | Matthew Wright |
| Director | Matthew Wright |
| Executive Producer | Gavin Henderson |
Broadcasts
- Thu 26 Sep 201321:00BBC One except East Midlands, Yorks & Lincs, Wales & Wales HD
- Tue 1 Oct 201322:35BBC One Wales HD & Wales only
- Wed 30 Oct 201309:00
- Sun 15 Jun 201415:00
- Fri 2 Jun 201716:15
- Sun 7 Oct 201814:00BBC Two Scotland
- Sun 7 Oct 201816:15BBC Two except Scotland
- Sat 8 Jun 201919:00
- Sun 9 Jun 201902:55
- Sat 16 Jul 202211:00BBC Two except Scotland
- Sat 1 Apr 202311:00BBC Two except Scotland




