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The Polar Bear

60 min

The Sperm Whale

72 min

The Camel

60 min

The Dinosaur Bird

60 min

The Leatherback Turtle

60 min

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The Racehorse

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Inside Nature's Giants

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The Racehorse

Season 3 · Episode 6 · Sep 20, 2011

The thoroughbred racehorse is one of the greatest athletes on the planet, galloping with incredible speed and stamina for such a large animal. It is the result of unnatural selection, and exists on a knife edge between glory and catastrophic failure. The team explore how this animal has been biologically engineered for speed. They dissect an elite racehorse to reveal the extraordinary spring system that propels it to 45mph, its super-sized organs and built-in turbo-booster. Simon Watt visits the top breeding centre in Europe to find out how to produce a champion; and Mark Evans investigates the science behind their phenomenal performance and their vulnerability to injury

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Inside Nature's Giants

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The Racehorse

Season 3 · Episode 6 · Sep 20, 2011

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