Nature's Weirdest Events - Season 5 - Episode 8
In this episode, Chris Packham uncovers some bizarre events form the natural world. He examines a mysterious die-off of saiga in Kazakhstan, strange holes ripped out of the clouds and uncovers the real reason for a long line of pits carved out of the Peruvian desert. Chris charts the advance of a crab army in Norwegian waters, finds out what is killing off seabirds on remote islands, why spiders are glowing in the dark, discovers chimps with rock dolls and explores strange mineral deposits alive in the caves under France.
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
