SuperNature - Wild Flyers

The sky is one of the world's most challenging places to live, but across the planet, an extraordinary range of animals do something we can only dream of take to the air. Some spend their whole lives airborne, while others only visit. But, they all have one thing in common: they survive by taking to the skies.

Bat vs Moth: A Nighttime Arms Race

3m 21s

The Night sky is the backdrop to an arms race that has been played out for millions or years between billions of bats and billions or moths, where aerial dominance is decided by the tiny advantages in flying skill and sensory equipment.

Extras + Features

A Caracal’s Incredible Vertical Launch

S1 - 3m 21s

Caracals are adapted to catch birds in flight and capable of leaping up to 3m high. Enormous back legs maximize the caracal’s speed on take off and special muscle fibers deliver three times the power of a human athlete’s.
A Flying Squirrel’s Greatest Threat is the Great Horned Owl

S1 - 2m 47s

Gliding allows flying squirrels to find scarce food fast, even in the depths of a North American winter. The longest limbs in the squirrel world make their wings as large as possible. But flights are kept short and fast to help the squirrel avoid a major predator - the Great Horned Owl.

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