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David Attenborough examines the mysteries behind some fascinating creatures and plants.

Sir David Attenborough examines the mysteries behind some of nature's most fascinating creatures and plants.

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BBC Two - David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities, Series 3, Expandable Bodies

Looking at how the bodies of some animals stretch and shrink in extraordinary ways.

David Attenborough looks at how the bodies of some animals stretch and shrink in extraordinary ways.

The bodies of some animals stretch and shrink in extraordinary ways. The anaconda can swallow prey twice its own body size and then go for over a year without eating. The camel's curious hump can almost double in weight giving it the energy to travel huge distances across deserts. What is the secret behind such expandable bodies?

David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities: Series 3

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