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Absurd Planet

Absurd Planet

★ 5.0/10•2020•20m•TV-PG•Documentary
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A cast of quirky critters and Mother Nature herself narrate this funny science series, which peeks into the lives of Earth's most incredible animals.

StatusEnded
Runtime20m
LanguageEN
First Air DateApr 22, 2020

Episodes

Episode 1 - Strangest ThingsE119m

Strangest Things

Say hello to Mother Nature’s all-star cast of confounding beasts, featuring Madagascar’s own death-metal lizard: the satanic leaf-tailed gecko.

Apr 22, 2020

Episode 2 - Raging WatersE219m

Raging Waters

Dive into an undersea world that's swimming with flirty amphibians, fishy friends, and sea-slug vacuums that keep things clean.

Apr 22, 2020

Episode 3 - Mate ExpectationsE319m

Mate Expectations

Time to talk about the birds, the bees and all the other animals with strange mating rituals. When two scorpions make love, it’s anything but lovely.

Apr 22, 2020

Episode 4 - The Cycle of LifeE419m

The Cycle of Life

For Earth’s largest rodent, life’s a beach. For mayflies, it lasts only one day. What counts isn’t quantity, but quality — and occasional cannibalism.

Apr 22, 2020

Episode 5 - H2 wOahE519m

H2 wOah

Bizarre dramas unfold in the world’s wet and wild oceans, including a leopard seal and a crustacean that team up to ruin an octopus's day.

Apr 22, 2020

Episode 6 - ExtremeliestE619m

Extremeliest

The miraculous Jesus Christ lizard and goo-spewing bombardier beetle stand out among nature’s oldest, fastest and just plain kookiest creatures.

Apr 22, 2020

Episode 7 - The Flight StuffE719m

The Flight Stuff

Take to the skies to discover amazing murmurations of starlings and adorably pudgy puffins. Don’t mind the flying snakes, those wingless weirdos.

Apr 22, 2020

Episode 8 - Eat Prey LiveE819m

Eat Prey Live

A butterfly that drinks turtle tears is just one of many organisms with unusual appetites and even odder methods of hunting and digesting their food.

Apr 22, 2020

Episode 9 - Fights Camera ActionE919m

Fights Camera Action

Get ready for a rumble in the jungle. Whether clawing, crashing or headbanging, animal gladiators like to fight if love or status is on the line.

Apr 22, 2020

Episode 10 - Strangerer ThingsE1019m

Strangerer Things

The parade of curiosities kicks off with a tiny lizard that fits on a fingertip and monkeys with huge noses. Some Hawaiian sand is fish poop — fact.

Apr 22, 2020

Episode 11 - We're All the SameE1119m

We're All the Same

Humans share a surprising number of traits with their critter kin, such as using tools, yawning, soaking in saunas and flipping real estate.

Apr 22, 2020

Episode 12 - Absurd is the WordE1219m

Absurd is the Word

Did you know goats speak in different regional dialects? Incredible facts about everyday animals lead to one conclusion: being different is awesome.

Apr 22, 2020

Actors

Afi Ekulona

Afi Ekulona

Mother Nature

Jeff Wild

Jeff Wild

Jeff Wild

Paul E. Raff

Self

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