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Andy Torbet tries to match the skills of some of the most incredible animals in the world.

Andy Torbet attempts to match the skills of some of nature's super heroes in a series of daring challenges. In every episode he goes up against a new animal.

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Andy Torbet

Katherine Ryan

Annette Williams

Beyond Bionic: Series 1: Episode 4: Seal

Seal

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Episode 4: Seal

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Andy Torbet goes Beyond Bionic as he attempts to match the swimming skills of the seal.

Andy Torbet is on a quest to match the swimming skills of the seal. This challenge takes him to Alaska, for a swim in freezing lake water under a sheet of solid ice.

Andy Torbet travels to Alaska in his quest to swim like a seal in freezing lake water, under a sheet of ice. His journey begins off the Northumberland coast, diving with grey seals to learn how insulating, fatty blubber gives them unrivalled resistance to the cold. Next, Andy meets Olympic medallist Keri-anne Payne and discovers how cold-water shock affects his body. Then Andy tests out blubber-like insulating technology while being dunked in the Extreme Environments Lab pool at Portsmouth University. Will this chilly challenge see him sink or swim?

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Andy Torbet attempts to match the skills of some of nature's superheroes in a series of daring challenges. In every episode he goes up against a new animal.

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