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• 10 incredible facts about the sloth

  True facts about your favourite languid, tree-hugging mammal.

  

• Nine things you didn't know about the mysterious narwhal.

  

• When Europe went spotty for the 鈥渃amelopard鈥�.

  

• In the defence of the controversial seaside bird.

  

• Their work for Father Christmas isn鈥檛 the only reason to love reindeer.

  

• Baobabs have a striking appearance and are of huge importance to local people.

  

• Ten tough facts about the sci-fi heroes of the natural world.

  

• Here are some incredible things you might not know about the masters of disguise.

  

• Seven facts about nature's effortless gliders.

  

• They buzz and bother us but have also taught us much about who we are.

  

• From Arnie to Robert Redford, nine of strangest beetles to be named after celebrities.

  

• From the rhinoceros roach to robo-roach, read our 10 facts about cockroaches.

  

• Eleven things you should know about parrots.

  

• The World According to Bear

  Do bears defect in the woods? David Schneider plays a bear with Communist sympathies.

  

  Duration: 1:38

• How much do you know about the prickly plant and its fruit?

  

• Yes, they really do have beaks and doughnut-shaped brains!

  

• Natural History Heroes

  Scientists celebrate the pioneers who inspired their work and lives.

  

• Humorous perspectives on life from the plants and animals in the series.

  

• Dinosaur myths, misconceptions and mysteries.

  

• How Santa got his reindeer

  Brett Westwood gives the history of Santa's partnership with eight, then nine, reindeer.

  Duration: 1:16

• How is the Wembley pitch prepared for the FA Cup final?

  Wembley's head groundsman Karl Standley on how he gets the surface ready for big games.

  Duration: 2:49

• Turning starling pictures into a musical score

  Kathy Hinde punches holes in cards showing starlings in flight to play using a music box

  Duration: 0:29

• Starlings star in piano sing-along

  Looking after starlings at home, trainer Lloyd Buck found he had a surprise accompaniment

  Duration: 1:16
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• Specimens from the series