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Secrets of Skin Series 1 Episodes

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  1. Sensing

    6/6 Exploring how some snakes can see using heat, and how crocodiles feel through their jaws.

  2. Defence

    5/6 The complex ways in which skin helps defend animals against threats of all kinds.

  3. Communication

    4/6 Why are male mandrill faces red and blue? How are birds' feathers so colourful?

  4. Protection

    3/6 How does a giraffe stay cool? What is the hairiest animal on earth and why? (R)

  5. Moving

    2/6 What makes sharks built for speed? How do snakes move without limbs? (R)

  6. Adaptability

    1/6 Professor Ben Garrod explores how versatile the basic skin structure truly is. (R)