The Animal Within
1 Season • 2021 PG
Each species has undergone eons of beta testing: animal vs animal, animal vs element, and even animal vs human. Take a peek under the 'hood' of these incredible critters. What does it take to make them top performers?
S1.E1 - The Regenerators
Next Showing on Quest:
Aug 7 @ 2:46PM
Does the animal kingdom hold the key to immortality? When humans are injured, we have the benefit of medicine and surgery. But these skills pale in comparison to nature's super healers.
S1.E2 - The Sensitives
Next Showing on Quest:
Aug 14 @ 1:22PM
Each species has undergone eons of beta testing: animal vs animal, animal vs element, and even animal vs human. Take a peek under the 'hood' of these incredible critters. What does it take to make them top performers?
S1.E3 - The Speed Demons
Next Showing on Quest:
Aug 21 @ 12:38PM
Speed is a major competitive strategy; while humans measure and focus on how to achieve it in greater quantities, Earth's creatures have adapted and evolved over long periods to achieve acceleration.
S1.E4 - The Builders
Next Showing on Quest:
Aug 28 @ 1:35PM
Creating and constructing for centuries, humans aren't the only animals built to build; though the process differs greatly across species, nature's architects hold secrets that remain largely unknown.
S1.E5 - The Strongmen
Next Showing on Quest:
Sep 4 @ 1:30PM
The human species has long admired strength and power. While we push beyond our own physical capabilities, using science and technology, the animal kingdom has evolved their bodies to achieve incredible things that humans simply dream of.
S1.E6 - The Chemists
Next Showing on Quest:
Sep 11 @ 1:30PM
Fireflies unlock the secret to heat-less light, while hippos create their own sunscreen; in the high north, the arctic cod has evolved to have anti-freeze in its blood; these chemists inspire to dream of a potential future.