PBS TV CHAIN investigate the interior of a sperm whale
The first episode of Inside Nature's Giants (Giants In Nature) will be January 18
Episodes continue with a python, a great white shark, big cats, a giant squid and a camel
The first episode of Inside Nature's Giants wastes no time introducing deep into the guts of whales. Within minutes of the premiere of the series - which has a dissection of a whale that died on the southeast coast of England - the expert anatomist Joy Reidenberg and Mark Evans walk through puddles of blood and blubber and do their job quickly and efficiently, probing the secrets of peculiar largest toothed whale in the world. This is a dirty job. And, as in this UK import show is hell a lot of fun.
The program is not for the squeamish too. You are warned - do not sit to watch this show with a big plate of spaghetti. While many natural history programs away from the gore, Inside the Giants of Nature rolls in fluids and viscera with a focus on the scientific community. That is a good thing. If you want to learn about the extreme adaptations of whales and other charismatic creatures, be able to see the organs and structures is the only real way.
Even better, Reidenberg and Evans are really excited to show off their favorite aspects of the stranded whale. Both presenters are often wide-eyed and almost breathless, as they describe how they work with the whales. At one point, cut Reidenberg blubber hard to show his favorite part of the anatomy of the whale before the stranded mammal is towed - an internal organ called "monkey mouth", which is partially responsible for creating the click that the whale uses to communicate and find their prey. While other documentaries are content to say that this body exists, in Inside the Giants of Nature cuts are made through the animal's body to show the fascinating structure.
And while some viewers may not share a sense of humor, the show has more of a fun moment. Evans rummages through the whale's stomach, as if expecting to find within Reidenberg excited today and away to the tail, the whale rushes to show the animal's penis flexible, prehensile. At another point in the show explains the digestive system of sperm whales produce smelly, waxy substance called ambergris which has historically been a coveted item fragrance factory, and the narrator tells viewers "can still smell a sperm whale in the most expensive perfume. " Inside the Giants of Nature is not a grim examination of the entrails of an animal, nor is the television equivalent of putting a dead thing with a stick. Evans and Joy Reidenberg is contagious - explore the natural history of whales through the muscles, tendons, intestines and other soft tissue fragments is wonderful.
However, giving more play in "Inside the Giants of Nature" is the exhibition's emphasis on evolution. The show mentions traces of remains of ancestors of whales - such as a tooth that is rare in the upper jaw of the whale - and focuses on the special adaptations essential for diving the giant animal, whose ribs with hinges allow the body Whale not compress under pressure. It's good to see a show that has so blatantly the story of the evolution of its star animal. The biologist Simon Watt appears from time to time to investigate some of these adaptations of whales that live, and evolutionist Richard Dawkins, also theoretical, offers a handful of natural history curiosities (and some verses from the Bible).
Within the ecosystem of communication of science documentaries are some of the biggest failures. There is an incredible amount of crap in the channels of the so-called science. Inside the Giants of Nature is refreshingly different. The program is one of the few in recent history that is enjoyed actively.
The first episode of Inside the Giants of Nature airs on PBS stations in the United States on Wednesday, January 18. Episodes continue with a python, a great white shark, big cats, a giant squid and a camel.