
Learn how bizarre behaviours and quirky characteristics get baked in and why these amazing adaptations help ensure the survival of animal superheroes.
Documentary, Family • Series • 2025 • 1 season
Starring: Ross Noble

S1 E1 - Origin Stories
Check out the bowerbird's funky dance moves, the Christmas Island crab's traffic-dodging prowess and the sockeye salmon's incredible swimming skills.
Feb 8, 2025 • 50m

S1 E2 - Superpowers
Discover fireflies' flirty flashes, the tarsier's incredible night vision, the mantis shrimp's punch and the saltwater croc's prey-detecting sensors.
Feb 15, 2025 • 50m

S1 E3 - Villains
Admire the great white shark's electrical sensors, the razor-sharp limbs of the dead leaf mantis and the zombie-creating powers of cordyceps fungi.
Feb 22, 2025 • 50m

S1 E4 - Sidekicks
Explore the partnership between clownfish and anemones and review the quid-pro-poo agreements of dung beetles and pitcher plants.
Mar 1, 2025 • 50m

S1 E5 - Fight Club
Watch the cannibalistic Portia spider devour the competition, uncover the bloodthirsty side of cuddly koalas and catch an epic giraffe battle.
Mar 8, 2025 • 50m

S1 E6 - Gangsters
Chase a band of marauding locusts, watch the coconut octopus ambush its next meal and meet a flock of finches who've developed a taste for blood.
Mar 15, 2025 • 50m
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Planet Weird
Learn how bizarre behaviours and quirky characteristics get baked in and why these amazing adaptations help ensure the survival of animal superheroes.
Documentary, Family • TV Series • 2025