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Sex in the Wild

This four-part series, presented by anatomist Joy Reidenberg and veterinarian Mark Evans, examines the reproductive behaviors and biology of four species, elephants, orangutans, kangaroos and dolphins, and takes an in-depth look at how these animals find and woo the opposite sex. It also explores how they mate, give birth and raise their young in extreme environments.

Episode 4 Preview | Dolphins

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Joy and Mark investigate the reproductive secrets of marine mammals to learn how animals that breathe air manage to mate, give birth and raise their young underwater. Joy travels to New Zealand to uncover the mating strategy of dusky dolphins. While she reveals the adaptations marine mammals have evolved to mate in the ocean, Mark travels to Mexico to find out how whales find mates in the ocean.

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    Episode 4 Preview | Dolphins

    S1 E4 - 30s

    Joy and Mark investigate the reproductive secrets of marine mammals to learn how animals that breathe air manage to mate, give birth and raise their young underwater. Joy travels to New Zealand to uncover the mating strategy of dusky dolphins. While she reveals the adaptations marine mammals have evolved to mate in the ocean, Mark travels to Mexico to find out how whales find mates in the ocean.

  • A Scene from Sex in the Wild: Elephants: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A Scene from Sex in the Wild: Elephants

    S1 E1 - 4m 9s

    As she prepares for the birth of her new baby, Kitty, the African Elephant, spends a restless night on her feet, watching over her two daughters while they pass the time playing and bonding. Then, fourteen days after her expected due date, Kitty finally goes into labor and her long 22 month pregnancy ends with the birth of a healthy calf.

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