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Nature's Wildest Weapons: Horns, Tusks and Antlers
Professor Doug Emlen discovers the secrets of nature's arms races, what triggers them and what they can teach us about the most formidable weapons on earth - our own.
The animal kingdom possesses a fearsome arsenal - a variety of extreme weapons used in epic battles to gore, stab, crush and batter. But are they more than just instruments of deadly force? For Professor Doug Emlen, it has been his lifetime's ambition to discover the secrets of nature's arms races, what triggers them and what they can teach us about the most formidable weapons on earth - our own.
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Sat 5 Nov 202210:30
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Nature’s Wildest Weapons: Horns, Tusks and Antlers
Duration: 01:31
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Hall of antlers
Duration: 01:15
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Bighorn sheep
Duration: 00:44
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Elephant battle
Duration: 00:56
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Expert | Doug Emlen |
| Producer | Peter Fison |
| Series Editor | Roger Webb |
| Narrator | Nina Sosanya |
| Composer | Paul Hartnoll |
Broadcasts
- Tue 18 Apr 201721:00BBC Two except Scotland
- Thu 8 Jun 201703:25
- Sat 1 Jul 201719:00
- Sat 23 Dec 201711:10
- Sun 28 Oct 201819:00BBC Two except Scotland & Wales
Sat 1 Jun 201919:00- Sun 2 Jun 201902:45
- Sat 22 Aug 202016:15BBC Two except Scotland
- Wed 21 Jul 202116:15BBC Two except Scotland
- Sat 5 Nov 202210:30BBC Two except Scotland
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