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Documentary series. Richard Hammond discovers how the Cape vulture has inspired a flying submarine and how a giraffe's neck can stop a jet pilot losing consciousness.
Richard Hammond reveals secret animal abilities from the natural world, and discovers how those same animals have inspired a series of unlikely human inventions at the very frontiers of science.
Unfortunately for Hammond, that journey will involve diving to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, driving a car pursued by geese, and leaping 500 metres off a South African cliff.
In this first episode, he discovers how the Cape vulture has inspired a flying submarine; how a giraffe's neck can stop a jet pilot losing consciousness; how a woodpecker's skull can safely protect a light bulb dropped from space; and how a South American butterfly holds the secret to making any mobile phone waterproof.
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Clips
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Richard Hammond launches a lightbulb into space
Duration: 03:17
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Richard Hammond introduces man's desire to fly
Duration: 01:31
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Executive Producer | Alice Keens-Soper |
Series Producer | Graham Booth |
Director | Graham Booth |
Actor | Richard Hammond |