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Digging in deep to reveal animal secrets like why some of the world's most clever monkeys have turned to crime, why scorpions glow in the dark and what cats are trying to tell us.

How Do Animals Do That?

Cat Speech

Experts answer questions about surprising animal behavior, including whether parrots really know what they're talking about, how electric eels manage not to electrocute themselves and why pandas are black and white.

Black and White Secrets

Experts answer questions about surprising animal behavior including how a squirrel takes on a dangerous rattlesnake, what makes eagles' eyes so powerful and why the planet is overrun with bugs.

Eagle Eye

Why some cats are cross-eyed; how meerkats can eat poisonous scorpions; how hippos can sleep while holding their breath.

Deadly Dinner

How caterpillars transform into magnificent butterflies in their cocoons; why cats' tongues are the way they are.

Secret Transformation

Domestic cats and their tree-climbing abilities; the evolution of two jungle cats; kiwi birds lay monster-sized eggs.

Fish Farts And Giant Eggs

Learning what lions say when they roar and what leaf-cutter ants do with all the leaves they collect.

Decorative Crabs and Loud Lions

Animal stories that resonate with humans.

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A look at how dogs detect underwater targets, what makes ostriches nature's best marathon runners, how sloths spend so much time upside down without passing out, and can a pelican bill really hold more than his belly can.

Super Sloths and Ostrich Marathons

A look at how anteaters slurp up so many ants, why beavers build dams, how canines stay cool, why humpback whales sing, and why dung beetles do what they do.

Whale Songs And Cool Canines

A look at how woodpeckers avoid concussions, why giraffes' tongues are black, how ants can survive a flood, and how octopuses squeeze into tiny spaces.

Headbanging Birds and Unsinkable Ants

A look at how woodpeckers avoid concussion, why giraffes' tongues are black, how ants survive a flood, and how octopuses squeeze into tiny spaces.

Headbanging Birds And Unsinkable Ants

How fish take a bath, how polar bears stay warm, whether a pet dog is smarter than a wolf, and how spiders float in the air for hundreds of miles.

Smart Pups And Fish Baths

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A look at how thousands of bats take to the air without colliding, do mice really love cheese, how cats jump so high, and why manatees so gassy.

S1 E10 | Cheesy Mice and Flatulent Manatees