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Airborne

Nature · 2024

Last aired: S1 E4, Flight Path · 2025-01-19

A visually stunning series that celebrates the unique challenges and ultimate freedom of animals that use the air to survive and thrive. The series gives viewers a true bird's-eye view from airborne birds and animals as they catch air for the first time, snatch in-flight meals, navigate crowded skies and soar through the most challenging environments on the planet. Airborne offers an astonishing and revelatory adventure into the wonderfully diverse world of creatures that fly, glide and leap through the air. The series follows an array of charismatic creatures through their trials and triumphs. From great soaring condors to leaping lemurs, from gliding squirrels to beautifully buzzing orchid bees - the series reveals unexpected and fascinating stories of animals who defy gravity and master the air around them in extraordinary ways.

Cast

Keeley Hawes Narrator

Season 1

E1 Catching Air 2024-12-29 · 60 min Documentary exploring the challenges and freedom of animals that use the air to survive and thrive, with the opening edition demonstrating how different species use air, from rookies to the masters of the skies.

E2 In-Flight Meals 2025-01-05 · 60 min How animals defy gravity to gather food on the ground, in the canopy and high in the air.

E3 Love In The Air 2025-01-12 · 60 min A look at how animals use air to their advantage when finding and keeping a mate

E4 Flight Path 2025-01-19 · 60 min Examining the different navigation methods that involve power and precision, innate GPS, and complicated routes through crowded skies.

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