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butterflies: superheroes of giants
nature
With names like blue morpho, red admiral, death’s Join field biologist and passionate conservationist
head hawkmoth, and small emperor moth, butterflies Dan O’Neil in this five-episode visual feast as he
make up nature’s own team of superheroes. Some explores the largest living examples of five very
can beat their wings over distances of more than 10 different and very BIG animals! Each show combines
000 kilometers. Others can take on the appearance a mission into the wild, with anatomical CGI, scientific
of an owl to scare off enemies. These cunning, shape stunts, eyewitness accounts and folklore! Heading
shifting avengers of nature are also blessed with to Africa, South America and Australia, Dan joins
incredible beauty. This series, filmed using techniques conservationists and scientists who’ve dedicated
specially adapted to this fleeting and elusive species, their lives to studying these spectacular species.
takes us on a stunning journey of discovery to explore What does it take to become and survive as a giant
their unknown superpowers. You will never look at - past or present?
butterflies the same way again!
genre: nature & wildlife genre: nature & wildlife
format: 3 x 60’ or 1 x 60’ / 4K / 2023 format: 5 x 60’ / HD / 2023
credits: Pernel Media credits: otf studios / Curiosity
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