Nature's Weirdest Events - Season 5 - Episode 2
Chris Packham investigates some of nature's strangest stories. He examines the bizarre case of a mystery stinger in Australia, finds out what poisoned a scientist on a jungle expedition, why goats are flying in Utah and why albatross are being planted in flowerpots off the coast of New Zealand. Chris also unveils the secret behind a mystery spectre in the clouds, reveals why chimpanzees are having rituals and who, or what, were the source of some bizarre prehistoric handprints in Egypt.
About Nature's Weirdest Events
Title: Nature's Weirdest Events
First Air Date: 2012-01-03
Last Air Date: 2017-05-08
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 7.2/10 (from 9 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 6
Total Episodes: 19
Network: BBC Two
Genres: Documentary, Family
Production Companies: BBC Studios Natural History Unit, BBC
Synopsis
Chris Packham takes us to the scene of some of the weirdest natural phenomena on the planet, telling the real story of the events behind the headlines. Nature can be cute, scary and stunning, but as Chris Packham discovers in these two packed programs, it can also provide the most awesome, amazing and astonishing sights you’ll ever see – including a car cocooned by caterpillars in Holland; exploding toads in Germany; fish falling from the sky and a storm that turned Sydney crimson. Watching original footage and consulting eyewitnesses and scientists, Chris unravels the facts behind some of the most bizarre and mysterious natural wonders to ever appear on the planet – and explains what on earth was going on.
Cast
Chris Packham
Himself - Presenter
