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African Skimmer Parenting

See the elegant way African Skimmers hunt for fish on the Okavango River and the sweet way they care for their chicks, particularly after they've just escaped from a crocodile.
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Clip Season 38 Episode 4 Length 02:22 Premiere: 10/23/19

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Season 38 Episodes

The Serengeti Rules
S38 E2 Length 53:13 Premiere Date 10/09/19

Okavango: River of Dreams - Series Preview
Preview Length 01:17 Premiere Date 10/23/19

Okavango: River of Dreams - Paradise - Preview
Preview Length 00:35 Premiere Date 10/23/19

Hippos Fight Over Territory
Clip Length 02:17 Premiere Date 10/23/19

African Skimmer Parenting
Clip Length 02:22 Premiere Date 10/23/19

Elephant Architects of the Okavango
Clip Length 01:55 Premiere Date 10/23/19

Jacana Dad Rescues Chicks from Crocodile
Clip Length 02:54 Premiere Date 10/23/19

Inside NATURE - Making Okavango: River of Dreams | Part One
Clip Length 09:58 Premiere Date 10/23/19

Filmmaker Q&A
Clip Length 02:18 Premiere Date 10/23/19

NATURE - Season 38
Preview Length 04:50 Premiere Date 07/11/19

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Woodpeckers: The Hole Story - S41 E3

With over 240 species of woodpeckers identified, explore their unique evolutionary journey and the powerful role they play in every ecosystem except Antarctica and Australia.

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Attenborough and the Sea Dragon - S36 E7

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Join Sir David Attenborough as he pieces together the remarkable discovery of the Ichthyosaur, a fearsome fish lizard that lived during the age of dinosaurs.

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Attenborough's Wonder of Song - S41 E10

Sir David Attenborough selects seven animal songs found in nature and explores their significance. Each one - from the song of the largest lemur to the song of the humpback whale to the song of the lyrebird - was recorded in his lifetime.

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Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster - S42 E7

Follow Sir David Attenborough and a team of forensic experts as they unearth the fossil of a giant Pliosaur, the largest Jurassic predator ever known.

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Legendary Tigers of India - S44 E13

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Becoming Elephant: The Orphans of Reteti, Graduation Day - S44 E12

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Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers: Extreme Lives - S42 E10

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Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers: Meet the Raptors - S42 E9

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