Wildlife Specials The wildlife specials season 1 Episode 27 Dolphins - Spy in the Pod (1) 1995
The award-winning team behind Penguins - Spy in the Huddle use hidden cameras to go into the heart of the dolphins' world, offering the chance to encounter dolphins up-close. The camera eyes of thirteen different 'Spy Creatures', including Spy Dolphin, Spy Nautilus and Spy Turtle, allow behaviour to be captured that has never been filmed before, including a vast superpod of spinner dolphins hunting huge shoals of lanternfish while dodging the gaping mouths of giant rays. In Mozambique, a newborn bottlenose dolphin learns from his mother as they follow a mysterious gathering of stingrays and then hunt huge kingfish. He practices his sonar, plays with bubbles and also discovers ways to dislodge pesky suckerfish. Nearby, the males live a playboy lifestyle as they play chicken with supertankers, visit a coral health spa and surf the waves. When they try to woo the females their direct approach threatens the baby, but eventually bouquets of seaweed have the desired effect. Other astonishing sights include dolphins using rings of mud to catch fish and the spectacular highspeed leaps and corkscrews of spinner dolphins. There is humour too, when Spy Turtle encounters real amorous turtles and Spy Squid has a near miss with a hungry potato bass.
- Released: 2014-01-02
- Runtime: 50 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: David Attenborough
- Director: Neil Nightingale
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3. Crocodile: The Smiling Predator 1997-12-03
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4. Leopard: The Agent of Darkness 1997-12-10
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5. Eagle: The Master of the Skies 1997-12-17
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6. Humpback Whale: The Giant of the Oceans 1997-12-24
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7. Wolf: The Legendary Outlaw 1997-12-31
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8. Tiger: The Elusive Princess 1999-04-04
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9. Lions: Spy in the Den 2000-12-03
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10. Grizzly: Face to Face 2001-04-08
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11. Gorillas: On the Trail of King Kong 2002-02-03
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12. Serpent: Through the Eyes of the Snake 2002-04-10
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13. Killer Whale 2003-04-09
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14. Elephants: Spy in the Herd 2003-07-20
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15. Smart Sharks: Swimming With Roboshark 2003-08-03
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16. Bears: Spy in the Woods 2004-11-30
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17. Trek: Spy on the Wildebeest part 1 2007-01-14
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18. Trek: Spy on the Wildebeest part 2 2007-01-21
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19. Tiger: Spy in the Jungle part 1 2008-03-30
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20. Tiger: Spy in the Jungle part 2 2008-04-06
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21. Tiger: Spy in the Jungle part 3 2008-04-13
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22. Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice part 1 2010-12-29
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23. Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice part 2 2010-12-29
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24. Penguins: Spy in the Huddle part 1 2013-02-11
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25. Penguins: Spy in the Huddle part 2 2013-02-18
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26. Penguins: Spy in the Huddle part 3 2013-02-25
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27. Dolphins - Spy in the Pod (1) 2014-01-02
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28. Dolphins - Spy in the Pod (2) 2014-01-09
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29. Attenborough's Paradise Birds 2015-01-29
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30. Kea - The Smartest Parrot 2004-01-01
