
Crowded Skies
Exploring how animals effortlessly beat gravity, including a creature that creates sound out of thin air with the world's fastest courtship display.
With the help of some surprising creatures from around the world, this series sets out to discover how animals take to the air, defying the force all airborne animals must conquer, gravity.
This episode features a creature that creates sound out of thin air with the world's fastest courtship display and arguably the world's most aggressive bird.
In a South American jungle, there's 'hunt and evasion' flying during the night, as bats and moths fight for the upper hand in one of the world's oldest arms races.
Plus a camera films a giant flock to unlock the secrets that keep half a million birds from colliding in the same air space.
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Angry birds
Duration: 02:09
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The fastest courtship display on Earth
Duration: 02:54
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The secrets of flocking starlings revealed
Duration: 01:57
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Web exclusive: Spider moth discovery
Duration: 02:10
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Cruz
The Overture
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Suranne Jones |
| Series Producer | James Brickell |
Broadcasts
- Sun 17 Apr 201617:00
- Wed 29 Jun 201601:50
- Wed 26 Sep 201815:30BBC Two Scotland
- Wed 26 Sep 201815:45BBC Two except Scotland
- Sat 28 Sep 201920:00
- Thu 27 Aug 202015:15BBC Two except Scotland
- Sat 24 Jul 202112:30BBC Two except Scotland
- Sat 1 Apr 202310:00BBC Two except Scotland
- Sat 31 May 202510:00BBC Two except Scotland






