Weird Nature (2002)

Episode Overview

This series delving into the animal kingdom's strangest behaviors examines creatures that use camouflage, armor, and other tactics to fend off predators. Watch skunks that do handstands, crabs that put on outfits, and fish that are veritable slime monsters. Encounter an armadillo capable of rolling into an impenetrable ball, owls and frogs that inflate themselves, and a cobra that spits venom. There are fish that mimic a checkerboard pattern, shape-shifting octopuses, and animals that can turn themselves inside out. Some birds even deploy projectile vomit or foul missiles, while certain creatures elevate playing dead into a showstopping performance. With innovative filming methods and remarkable special effects, this is nature as you've never witnessed it.