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Survival Stories: ‘We Ate Spiders, Flies and Worms’

Lost in a barren and unforgiving part of Turkey, a group of students turn to berries, grass and insects for sustenance. We speak to two of them about their experience.

Lost in a barren and unforgiving part of Turkey, and forced to hide for days in a cave to get away from torrential rain and floods, a group of students turn to berries, grass and insects for sustenance. We speak to two of the students: Merije de Groot and David Mackie.

Plus, what happens when you’re surrounded by people, but still have nothing to eat? We hear from Amin Sheikh – who survived alone on the streets of Mumbai for three years from the age of five.

In the third of our Survival Stories programmes, the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s Emily Thomas is joined by Max Krasnow, an evolutionary psychologist from Harvard University, who explains how your tastebuds could save your life, and Dr Chris Fenn, a nutritionist and survival expert.

(Image: David Mackie, after being rescued in Turkey in January 2015. Credit: Anadolu Agency/ Getty Images)

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27 minutes

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Mon 19 Dec 2016 01:32GMT

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  • Sat 17 Dec 2016 08:32GMT
  • Sat 17 Dec 2016 19:32GMT
  • Sat 17 Dec 2016 22:32GMT
  • Mon 19 Dec 2016 01:32GMT

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