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6 Episodes 2013 - 2014
Episode 1
Wed, Dec 4, 201344 mins
Revel in the methods employed by mothers and their offspring to sidestep and outwit their predators, and marveling in the wealth of evolutionary adaptations that gives their newborns a chance to flourish. It's life but not as you might know it.
Episode 2
Wed, Dec 4, 201345 mins
Animals employ strategies to stay one step ahead of their predators and prey--including mind control!
Episode 3
Fri, Jan 24, 201445 mins
Parasitic worms, flesh-eating maggots, blood-sucking leeches and skin-nibbling fish -- believe it or not, there's a chance one of those creepy creatures could cure an illness that's stumping modern medicine. Yes, I know - Say WHAT?! Most of us would run from these creatures and often attempt to eradicate them. But scientists and MDs are finding out just how much we need these creepy-crawlers to stay healthy. On this episode of National Geographic WILD's "Worlds Weirdest" we'll explore the healing properties of the creatures many of us think are disgusting, but sometimes turn out to be life savers.
Episode 4
Fri, Jan 10, 201445 mins
Billions of years of evolution and more than 1 million species of animal have created very weird world and some very bizarre body parts. From sex-crazed slugs to Kung Fu crustaceans, from blood-firing lizards to zombie snails, we journey from the ocean depths to deserts and tropical rain forests to reveal that for some creatures, the truth really is stranger than fiction. We showcase some of the strangest, most shocking animal appendages on the planet, and uncover their evolutionary advantages.
Episode 5
Thu, Jan 30, 201445 mins
From breeding edible insects to milking spiders, see a side of farming you never knew existed.

Episode 6
Sat, Feb 1, 201445 mins
National Geographic features the puzzling mystery of mass animals deaths occurring across the globe.