24 Hours on Earth

Family | Nature

Station:
BBC America (US)

Status:
Ended

Start:
2014-03-11

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In this epic spectacular, the BBC Natural History Unit use a brand new approach to delve deep into the natural world and explore its most critical dimension - time. 24 Hours on Earth travels moment by moment through a virtual day and celebrates the most extraordinary and spectacular examples of how animals and plants are adapted to exploit the 24-hour cycle.

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S1E1 - Day

This fascinating series travels through a virtual day, from dawn to dusk to night, showing how different animals have adapted to make the most out of every moment. The changing position of the sun affects animal and plant behaviour; lemurs need morning heat; a chameleon survives on solar power

Air Date: 11 Mar 2014 20:00 (CDT)

S1E2 - Night

An exploration of how the sun's power still rules the night time world, as its light, reflected in the moon, is a ghost sun for tiny hunting tarsiers and an aphrodisiac for Australian corals.

Air Date: 18 Mar 2014 20:00 (CDT)