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The Wonder of Animals
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm Tuesday, September 22
Bats
Season 1 · Episode 10
Chris Packham examines the senses, anatomy and physiology of bats to understand what enables the creatures to thrive in surprising places. Tiny hairs on their wings give them a detailed air-flow map during flight, while heat sensors on the nose of vampire bats allow them to search out the most blood-rich areas of a prey's body, and iron oxide particles in the bat brain may act as a compass, enabling them to find the most direct route back to the roost
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- Chris Packham — Presenter
- Jonny Keeling — Executive producer
- Francis Welch — Producer
- Aaron Paul — Series producer
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