Inside Nature's Giants Series 1
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In the Press

"This is a rare thing - a hardcore biological science documentary that will both entertain and enlighten almost anyone who watches... Watch it. It's amazing."
Charlie Brooker, The Guardian

"Death has always been what’s missing from natural history films, and Inside Nature’s Giants brings death back to life. Long may it continue to chop up nature’s long, short, tall and ugly."
AA Gill, Times Online

"Who’d have thought they could make must-see telly out of dead animals?"
AA Gill, The Times

"( Whale) No monster movie could ever match this for true wonder."
Evening Standard

"It's eye poppingly different, fascinating, completely unlike any other natrual history programme."
Julian Bellamy, Head of Programming, C4

"Elephant- It was one hell of a ride. and for that matter one hell of a hide."
Andrew Billen, The Times

"This is epic television - seamlessly mixing entertainment with information."
Broadcast Award 2010 Judge

"A true TV event, an original way into natural history."
Broadcast Award 2010 Judge

"A unique programme. It bridged insight and entertainment."
Broadcast Award 2010 Judge

Episode 1 - The Elephant

Elephants feed on plants with very little nutritional value for up to 18 hours a day, so evolution has equipped them with vast intestines, as well as huge teeth and massive jaw muscles – attached to an equally gigantic skull. But this produces another problem: how to reach food on the ground.

The solution is the most versatile limb on the planet - the trunk. Capable of the most amazing range of motions - from picking up berries to ripping a tree from the ground, the trunk is a wonder of evolution. It's a Just So Story for the Darwinian age.



Episode 1 - The Elephant How did evolution overcome the challenges of being as big as an elephant? And how did the elephant get the most versatile limb on the planet - the trunk?

Episode 2 - The Whale Experts dissect a 20 metre, 50 tonne fin whale that has died after being stranded off the coast of Ireland. It's a race against time as whale anatomist Joy Reidenberg flies in from New York before the animal's decomposition causes it to explode on the beach.

Episode 3 - The Crocodile Veterinary scientist Mark Evans joins experts in anatomy, evolution and behaviour in a bid to get under the skin of the crocodile, as biologist Simon Watt travels to Florida to test the huge strength of the massive reptile's bite: the most powerful in the animal kingdom.

Episode 4 - The Giraffe Creationists question how this extraordinary creature could have evolved such a long neck, but for Professor Richard Dawkins the anatomy of the world's tallest animal provides some of the best arguments in favour of Darwinian natural selection.

Credits
Producer / Director
Julian Thomas
Editor
Martin Sage
for Channel 4, NGCI, NGC-US
Distributed by ITV Global Entertainment Ltd.