Secrets of SkinSeries 1Episodes Episode guide

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1. Sensing

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

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   Thu 5 Nov 202619:00

   BBC Four
2. Defence

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

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   Wed 4 Nov 202619:00

   BBC Four
3. Communication

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

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   Tue 3 Nov 202619:00

   BBC Four
4. Protection

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

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   Wednesday19:00

   BBC Four
5. Moving

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

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   Tuesday19:00

   BBC Four
6. Adaptability

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