World's Oddest Animal Couples, The
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Synopsis
The most extraordinary animal relationships.

 

 

In this fascinating and fun series, biologist Liz Bonnin explores why some of the most bizarre and surprising animals pair up with each other and with us. She scours the globe in search of the most extraordinary and cute animal relationships, investigating why such odd couples sometimes form. From dogs mothering baby tigers and polar bears befriending huskies, to buffaloes bonding with grown men and lions behaving like our brothers. Millions of us watch “Youtube” clips of animals showing friendship, genuine affection and maybe even love towards totally different species that would never normally come together.

Liz will discover how oxytocin, the love hormone, plays a vital part in bringing the oddest animals together. The biological need to mother can shake up the natural order to such an extent that we see cats mothering ducklings and deer adopting dogs as their own young. There’s even the rhino and the sheep that love spending time with each other so much that they become ill if they are separated. Liz will show how these are not just freak occurrences but there is science to explain these bonds.

Duration
2 x 60'
Definition
HD
Genre
Nature and Wildlife
Subgenre
Factual
Producer
OXFORD SCIENTIFIC FILMS LTD
Ratings

8pm, BBCOne Averageaudience: 4,875,100 / 21.06% Peakaudience: 5,546,600 / 23.59% Substantialincrease on channel slot average: 3,608,000 / 16.43% Number1 in the slot against all channels Exceededbenchmark figures for 45-65+; male and female; and all socio economicdemographics No. 4 mosttweeted show of the day with 8,801 tweets, peaking with 259 tweets per minute