Series
Super Senses: The Secret Power of Animals
Documentary
Biologist Patrick Aryee and physicist Helen Czerski go beyond the limits of human perception to explore the extraordinary and surprising world of animal senses.
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Seasons & episodes
Biologist Patrick Aryee and physicist Helen Czerski go beyond the limits of human perception to explore the extraordinary and surprising world of animal senses.
1Sight19 Aug 2014 · 60mThis episode explores the extraordinary sense of sight in the animal world. We travel through the colours of the rainbow, across the spectrum of light our eyes can see - and beyond. Presenters Helen Czerski and Patrick Aryee reveal how caribou use UV light to avoid wolves, discover how seeing in slow motion lets dragonflies make a kill in the blink of a human eye, and show how one animal can see in pitch-darkness - without using its eyes.
2Sound26 Aug 2014 · 60mPresenters Helen Czerski and Patrick Aryee journey through the world of sound - from the deepest rumbles to the highest squeaks. Using specialised technology, they experience sounds beyond the range of our human hearing. This episode reveals how alligators use low-pitch rumbles to make the water around them dance and shows what it is like to be a bat and to see with sound. Also, Helen and Patrick convert a classic camper van into a giant speaker to conduct the ultimate hearing test for a herd of elephants.
3Scent2 Sept 2014 · 60mIn this episode we explore the powerful world of scent and the animals that have pushed their sense of smell far beyond human abilities. In the Bahamas, Helen dives into shark-infested waters with only a small pouch of liquid as her defence. Patrick controls the behaviour of a swarm of bees using tiny traces of scent, and he gets uncomfortably close to one of the smelliest animals in the world - a skunk!- 4Smell & Taste9 Sept 2014 · 60m
- 5Superhuman Senses16 Sept 2014 · 60m
- 6Sixth Sense23 Sept 2014 · 60m
- 7Sense of Timing30 Sept 2014 · 60m
- 8Underwater7 Oct 2014 · 60m
- 9Sky14 Oct 2014 · 60m
- 10Night21 Oct 2014 · 60m
- 11Earth28 Oct 2014 · 60m
- 12Communication4 Nov 2014 · 60m
- 13The Most Amazing Senses11 Nov 2014 · 60m
Details
- First aired
- 19 Aug 2014
- Last aired
- 11 Nov 2014
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 13
- Votes
- 4 on TMDB
Where to watch (US)
Cast
Helen CzerskiSelf - Presenter
Patrick AryeeSelf - Presenter
