Nature · SEASON 34
Big Birds Can't Fly
Episode 3 · 2015-10-07
- Documentary
- Family
Episode overview
It may seem strange that among the more than 10,000 bird species in the world today is a group that literally cannot fly or sing, and whose wings are more fluff than feather. These are the ratites: the ostrich, emu, rhea, kiwi and cassowary. How and why these birds abandoned flight has puzzled scientists since Darwin’s time, but DNA and dedicated research are helping to solve these mysteries.
53 minutes
Season 34 episodes
1. Nature’s Miracle Orphans: Second Chances2015-09-23
2. Nature’s Miracle Orphans: Wild Lessons2015-09-30
3. Big Birds Can't Fly2015-10-07
4. Soul of the Elephant2015-10-14
5. Pets: Wild At Heart: Playful Creatures2015-10-21
6. Pets: Wild At Heart: Secretive Creatures2015-10-28
7. Natural Born Hustlers: Staying Alive2016-01-13
8. Natural Born Hustlers: The Hunger Hustle2016-01-20
9. Natural Born Hustlers: Sex, Lies & Dirty Tricks2016-01-27
10. Moose: Life of a Twig Eater2016-02-10
11. Raising the Dinosaur Giant2016-02-17
12. Snow Chick2016-02-24
13. Animal Reunions2016-03-30
14. India's Wandering Lions2016-04-13
15. Nature's Perfect Partners2016-05-11
16. Jungle Animal Hospital2016-05-18
