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Minuscule: The Private Life of Insects

Minuscule: The Private Life of Insects: Episode 3: The Grasshopper Who Didn't Know How to Leap

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The Grasshopper Who Didn't Know How to Leap

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Episode 3: The Grasshopper Who Didn't Know How to Leap

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A grasshopper tries to teach her babies how to leap, but one of them is unable to.

Animated shorts exploring all things insects and bugs. A grasshopper tries to teach her babies how to leap, but one of them is unable to.

Using a seamless combination of animation and real life, the insect world comes to life in this award-winning series of French animated shorts exploring all things insects and bugs. Based on years of study of insect movement, our computer-modelled characterful heroes show off their skills in a charming and comic way. 

A grasshopper who has just had babies hurries to teach them the most important lesson of all - how to leap properly. But one of the babies is unable to hop and ends up an outcast.

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French animated shorts exploring all things insects and bugs.

Using a seamless combination of animation and real life, the insect world comes to life in this award-winning series of French animated shorts exploring all things insects and bugs.

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