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Tiny Dung Beetle Ping-Pongs Up Termite Mound

The mound the termites abandoned might not look much of a threat, but to a dung beetle, it’s a mountain whose slopes are covered with pitfall traps. A dung beetle is a walnut-sized package of determination, but he is also upside down pushing backwards so he can’t see where he is going.
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Portugal: Wild Land on the Edge
S40 E13 Length 53:13 Premiere Date 04/27/22

American Arctic
S40 E12 Length 53:13 Premiere Date 04/13/22

Hippo King
S40 E11 Length 53:18 Premiere Date 04/06/22

American Horses
S40 E10 Length 53:14 Premiere Date 02/23/22

The Ocean’s Greatest Feast
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Penguins: Meet the Family
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Australia | Animals with Cameras
S40 E7 Length 53:13 Premiere Date 01/26/22

Oceans | Animals with Cameras
S40 E6 Length 53:43 Premiere Date 01/19/22

Growing Up | Born in the Rockies
S40 E5 Length 53:13 Premiere Date 11/17/21

First Steps | Born in the Rockies
S40 E4 Length 53:13 Premiere Date 11/10/21

The Elephant and the Termite
S40 E3 Length 53:13 Premiere Date 11/03/21

Season of the Osprey
S40 E2 Length 53:13 Premiere Date 10/27/21

My Garden of a Thousand Bees
S40 E1 Length 53:13 Premiere Date 10/20/21

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Tiny Dung Beetle Ping-Pongs Up Termite Mound
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Small Bird Narrowly Escapes Eagle's Clutches
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The Fish That Breathes Air
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NATURE - Season 40
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