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Supernature - Wild Flyers
Explore the wonder and science of one of nature's greatest innovations - the power of flight. Cutting-edge camera technology and computer-generated graphics help explain airborne animals' remarkable powers and how they work.
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Supernature - Wild Flyers
Supernature - Wild Flyers
Defying Gravity
Explore the basic principles of flight to see how animals become airborne in the first place. From leapers to gliders and those that effortlessly fly for hours, each creature has special techniques. But all must overcome a powerful force — gravity.
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Supernature - Wild Flyers
Supernature - Wild Flyers
Crowded Skies
The sky is a crowded world where mammals, birds and insects hunt, escape, mate, defend territory, sleep and even die on the wing.
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Supernature - Wild Flyers
Supernature - Wild Flyers
Masters of the Sky
Many animals take to the skies for a split second, but to stay there, the planet's strongest flyers push the laws of physics to the limit.
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Defying Gravity
Explore the basic principles of flight to see how animals become airborne in the first place. From leapers to gliders and those that effortlessly fly for hours, each creature has special techniques. But all must overcome a powerful force — gravity.
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2020-10-08T07:00:00-07:00KCET-HD
Masters of the Sky
Many animals take to the skies for a split second, but to stay there, the planet's strongest flyers push the laws of physics to the limit. Explore the extremes of true flight: power, acceleration, top speed, maneuverability and endurance.
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2020-10-09T06:00:00-07:00KCET-HD
Crowded Skies
The sky is a crowded world where mammals, birds and insects hunt, escape, mate, defend territory, sleep and even die on the wing. Survival up there depends not just on beating gravity or mastering flight, but also out-flying the competition.
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2020-10-09T07:00:00-07:00KCET-HD
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