quietAtheist » Giants http://www.quietatheist.com Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:48:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Inside Natures Giants http://www.quietatheist.com/index.php/2009/07/inside-natures-giants/ http://www.quietatheist.com/index.php/2009/07/inside-natures-giants/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:52:01 +0000 Slugsie http://www.quietatheist.com/?p=298 I’ve been watching Channel 4′s Inside Natures Giants. It’s a fascinating series where a team of experts dissect some of the largest creatures on the planet. They have tackled a Whale, and Elephant, a Crocodile, and a Giraffe. The dissections were all undertaken primarily to understand why the particular individual animal died, but it also allowed us to see some of the amazing evolutionary adaptations that allows the animals to be what they are.

The series is presented by Mark Evans (who I last saw building kit cars, planes, and helicopters) who is a trained vet. It also features biologist Richard Dawkins explaining some of the evolutionary background.

If you are in any way interested in animal anatomy, evolution, and some amazing creatures then I’d definitely recommend you look this series up. All 4 episodes are still available on 4OD to UK residents. I’m sure that they can also be found on all popular video sharing websites. ;)

One word of warning though, if you are squeamish and can’t stand the sight of blood, then it may not be for you.

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