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The Secrets Lives of Animals

British actor Hugh Bonnevile (Paddington in Peru, Downton Abbey) narrates this riveting series about the ingenuity and staggering adaptability of the natural world. With the UK’s Matt Brandon attached as showrunner, this show will both inspire and enchant viewers with its electrifying exploration of the remarkable behaviors of animals. Co-produced by Bristol-based BBC Natural History Unit.

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Synopsis

Each episode examines the most significant moments in the lives of various species, from birth, to leaving home, finding food, raising their own families and eventually growing old. Featuring a spider that constructs a copy of itself to fool attackers; a wood mouse who engineers its own ingenious signposts; and an unlikely relationship between a humming frog and a tarantula.