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1 online resource (streaming video file) (44 min. 7 sec.) ; 265807508 bytes |
| Summary |
Three-part documentary The Burrowers sheds light on the remarkable world of three iconic furry creatures of the underground; badgers, water voles and rabbits. Filmmakers and scientists cannot investigate animal behaviour inside wild burrows without disturbing their ordinary living patterns. But now in one of the biggest natural history experiments ever undertaken, natural scientist Chris Packham and his team recreate full-scale burrow replicas for these animals to live in and be observed. This creates a window into their lives never witnessed before, right from birth in winter to their emergence from the burrow in summer.This episode reveals how baby rabbits learn to bond and looks at orphan badgers as they grow up. Will the water voles manage to produce their first litter? And how does a mole survive its solitary life almost entirely underground? In another first, the team excavate a massive abandoned rabbit warren in the wild by casting it in concrete. (Part 2 of 3) (From the UK) (Documentary) CC **New Episode** Follow the conversation on twitter #SBSdoco |
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Broadcast 2014-01-15 at 19:30:00 |
| Notes |
Classification: G |
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Moles (Animals)
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Rabbits -- Behavior.
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Rabbits -- Habitat.
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Territoriality (Zoology)
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Streaming video
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Page, Oliver, director
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Wilson, Kirsty, director
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Packham, Chris, host
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