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Do octopuses dream? Watch the brilliant color changes of a sleeping octopus that indicates she may be dreaming.
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Clip Season 38 Episode 1 Length 01:48 Premiere: 10/02/19

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Season 38 Episodes

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

Octopus Dreaming
Clip Length 01:48 Premiere Date 10/02/19

Baby Cephalopods' First Moments
Clip Length 02:31 Premiere Date 10/02/19

An Octopus' Coconut Home
Clip Length 02:29 Premiere Date 10/02/19

Can a teenager befriend an octopus?
Clip Length 01:57 Premiere Date 10/02/19

Octopus: Making Contact Preview
Preview Length 00:35 Premiere Date 10/02/19

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

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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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Museum Alive with David Attenborough - S43 E9

Sir David Attenborough explores London's Natural History Museum and meets creatures from the past, brought to life by CGI, including a giant eagle and colossal snake.

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Attenborough and the Sea Dragon - S36 E7

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Woodpeckers: The Hole Story - S41 E3

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

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