Weird Creatures with Nick Baker - Season 2

Weird Creatures with Nick Baker - Season 2

Season 2

Nick Baker searches for some of nature's Weird Creatures - from the master of disguise the mimic octopus to the tiny primate who's eyes are literary bigger than it's belly. Some would dismiss these oddities as freaks of nature, but for Nick, these are the unsung heroes of evolutionary biology.

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Episodes8
DatesOct 5, 2007 - Nov 23, 2007
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Episodes

The Human Fish
Season 2Episode 160 min

The Human Fish

Nick's quest takes him to Slovenia in search of a bizarre, sightless salamander. He descends deep into the mountains to find the proteus or olm, dubbed the 'human fish' because its skin resembles human flesh. Nick camps underground for three days in an attempt to experience this light-deprived world and the effect it has had on the olm's evolution.

Oct 5, 2007
The Real Gremlin
Season 2Episode 260 min

The Real Gremlin

Nick travels to the remote jungles of south-east Asia to meet a very bizarre creature indeed - the tarsier, one of the tiniest primates on the planet, which bears an uncanny resemblance to the mythical gremlin.

Oct 12, 2007
The Swamp Thing
Season 2Episode 360 min

The Swamp Thing

Nick heads to the United States in search of a creature with the claws of a bear, the jaws of a griffin and the biggest bite in the animal kingdom: the alligator snapping turtle.

Oct 19, 2007
The Hellbender
Season 2Episode 460 min

The Hellbender

The giant Hellbender Salamander was Nick's childhood obsession. When he finds they are in trouble he is determined to find out why and do something about it.

Oct 26, 2007
The Invisible Lizard
Season 2Episode 560 min

The Invisible Lizard

Nick is on a turbo-charged chase through Madagascar in search of chameleons - the so-called masters of disguise. Nick wants to find one of these 'invisible lizards' in order to bust a few myths and uncover the mystery surrounding this incredible lizard.

Nov 2, 2007
The Frankenstein Fish
Season 2Episode 660 min

The Frankenstein Fish

Nick investigates stories of enormous catfish terrorising the UK and Spanish waters. He must now find out why it's public enemy number one.

Nov 9, 2007
The Night Stalker
Season 2Episode 760 min

The Night Stalker

Madagascar's creepiest resident is the aye-aye. Nick must confront his fears and find out why it has become so feared by the local population.

Nov 16, 2007
The Mimic Octopus
Season 2Episode 860 min

The Mimic Octopus

Nick is in search of a disguise artist - the mimic octopus, supposedly capable of an incredible 15 impersonations. But can it live up to the great claims?

Nov 23, 2007

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