Weird wonders of the world. Series 2, Episode 5 / produced by Matt Thompson ; BBC Earth.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Thompson, Matt (Television producer), producer.

Packham, Chris, 1961- narrator.

BBC Worldwide Ltd., film distributor.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Curiosities and wonders.

Ecology.

Animals.

Genre:

Documentary television programs.

Nonfiction television programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (50 minutes)

Place of Publication:

London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2016.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

This fast-paced and refreshing take on nature documentaries returns to explore more of the unexplained, unexpected and utterly weird aspects of life on our planet. It features the divers who found a transparent blob the size of an elephant under the water, meets the researchers who filmed an army of mice eating the brains of seabird chicks, and finds out what caused the flowing river of ice caught on camera in the Saudi Arabian desert. Using scientific demonstrations, detective work and eyewitness accounts, this series reveals what in the weird world is going on. In this episode, Chris Packham uncovers nature's super-survivors: a frog whose dinner is fighting back, a shark with the secret to long life and a prehistoric fish with a thirst for blood that almost destroyed an entire fishing industry. A foray into freak weather reveals why a monster wave shocked swimmers in Sydney and how two fisherman were engulfed by a fog tsunami on Lake Michigan. The senses also come under scrutiny as Chris investigates whether great white sharks like heavy metal.

Participant:

Narrator, Chris Packham.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed April 16, 2019).

OCLC:

1101024610