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Crowded Skies

Episode 3 of 3

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.

58 minutes

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Sat 31 May 202510:00

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Credits

RoleContributor
NarratorSuranne Jones
Series ProducerJames Brickell

Broadcasts

  • Sun 17 Apr 201617:00
  • Wed 29 Jun 201601:50
  • Wed 26 Sep 201815:30
  • Wed 26 Sep 201815:45
  • Sat 28 Sep 201920:00
  • Thu 27 Aug 202015:15
  • Sat 24 Jul 202112:30
  • Sat 1 Apr 202310:00
  • Sat 31 May 202510:00

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