Wild Metropolis

Rats Use Their Skills to Become the Ultimate Urban Animal

With a unique set of skills and abilities rats have become possibly the ultimate urban animal, able to survive in the cracks of our cities with such ease that they now live with us on every continent of the world other than Antarctica.

Rats Use Their Skills to Become the Ultimate Urban Animal

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  • Survivors: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Survivors

    S1 E3 - 54m 39s

    As the urban world grows animals are displaced from land that belonged to them. From herons to humpback whales, follow the captivating stories of wild survivors.

  • Commuters: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Commuters

    S1 E2 - 54m 15s

    In a modern migration, animals travel in and out of cities to find food, shelter or to start a family. See if the secret to success in a fast-changing world is commuting.

  • Residents: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Residents

    S1 E1 - 53m 30s

    From pythons in Bangkok to otters in Singapore, cities may seem unlikely havens for wildlife, but for animals able to adapt, the urban world is filled with opportunity.

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