Planet Weird
Learn how bizarre behaviours and quirky characteristics get baked in and why these amazing adaptations help ensure the survival of animal superheroes.
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Season 1
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E1
Origin Stories
Check out the bowerbird's funky dance moves, the Christmas Island crab's traffic-dodging prowess and the sockeye salmon's incredible swimming skills.
Feb 8, 2025 -
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E2
Superpowers
Discover fireflies' flirty flashes, the tarsier's incredible night vision, the mantis shrimp's punch and the saltwater croc's prey-detecting sensors.
Feb 15, 2025 -
3
E3
Villains
Admire the great white shark's electrical sensors, the razor-sharp limbs of the dead leaf mantis and the zombie-creating powers of cordyceps fungi.
Feb 22, 2025 -
4
E4
Sidekicks
Explore the partnership between clownfish and anemones and review the quid-pro-poo agreements of dung beetles and pitcher plants.
Mar 1, 2025 -
5
E5
Fight Club
Watch the cannibalistic Portia spider devour the competition, uncover the bloodthirsty side of cuddly koalas and catch an epic giraffe battle.
Mar 8, 2025 -
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E6
Gangsters
Chase a band of marauding locusts, watch the coconut octopus ambush its next meal and meet a flock of finches who've developed a taste for blood.
Mar 15, 2025