Nature's Wildest Weapons: Horns, Tusks and Antlers
Professor Doug Emlen discovers the secrets of nature's arms races, what triggers them and what they can teach us about the most formidable weapons on earth - our own.
The animal kingdom possesses a fearsome arsenal - a variety of extreme weapons used in epic battles to gore, stab, crush and batter. But are they more than just instruments of deadly force? For Professor Doug Emlen, it has been his lifetime's ambition to discover the secrets of nature's arms races, what triggers them and what they can teach us about the most formidable weapons on earth - our own.
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Nature’s Wildest Weapons: Horns, Tusks and Antlers
Duration: 01:31
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Hall of antlers
Duration: 01:15
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Bighorn sheep
Duration: 00:44
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Elephant battle
Duration: 00:56
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Expert | Doug Emlen |
| Producer | Peter Fison |
| Series Editor | Roger Webb |
| Narrator | Nina Sosanya |
| Composer | Paul Hartnoll |
Broadcasts
- Tue 18 Apr 2017 21:00BBC Two except Scotland
- Thu 8 Jun 2017 03:25
- Sat 1 Jul 2017 19:00
- Sat 23 Dec 2017 11:10
- Sun 28 Oct 2018 19:00BBC Two except Scotland & Wales
Sat 1 Jun 2019 19:00- Sun 2 Jun 2019 02:45
- Sat 22 Aug 2020 16:15BBC Two except Scotland
- Wed 21 Jul 2021 16:15BBC Two except Scotland
- Sat 5 Nov 2022 10:30BBC Two except Scotland
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