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Secrets of Bones

Secrets of Bones

S1 · E1

IMDB:

7.0
Secrets of Bones

Released

2/18/2014

Duration

0h 30m

Genre

Documentary

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Ben Garrod

Overview

Evolutionary biologist and master skeleton builder Ben Garrod looks at how bones have enabled vertebrates to colonise and dominate practically every habitat on Earth.

Episodes

Size MattersEP 1Available

Size Matters

30m0.0

Evolutionary biologist Ben Garrod Ben shows what bone is constructed from and how it can support animals that are both tiny (a frog) and massive (the blue whale).

Down to EarthEP 2Available

Down to Earth

30m0.0

Ben Garrod discovers how the skeleton has adapted for vertebrates to move on land in many ways and explores the role of the spine in both cheetahs and snakes.

Into the AirEP 3Available

Into the Air

30m0.0

Ben Garrod finds out how the skeleton has allowed vertebrates to take to the air, why the pigeon is an exceptional flier and how the albatross makes huge migrations.

Sensing the WorldEP 4Available

Sensing the World

30m0.0

Ben Garrod delves into the surprising ways in which bone has evolved to help vertebrates sense the world around them, from wolves and sheep to the great grey owl.

Food for ThoughtEP 5Available

Food for Thought

30m0.0

Ben Garrod uncovers the secrets of how vertebrates capture and devour their food using extreme jaws, bizarre teeth and specialised bony tools.

SexEP 6Available

Sex

30m0.0

Ben Garrod seeks out the big part that bones can play in reproduction. Through sexual selection, the skeleton has adapted to aid courtship, competition and even copulation.

Cast

Ben Garrod

Self - Presenter

Ben Garrod

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