Richard Hammond's Miracles of Nature

Season 1 Episode 1: Super-Bodies

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.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

3

Cast:

Richard Hammond

Quality:

HD

Duration:

46 min

First Air:

2012

Rating:

7.0