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Foxes

Episode 5 of 12

Chris Packham explores what makes animal groups successful. How are foxes bucking the trend of carnivores struggling to compete in a world with a rocketing human population?

Across the planet carnivores are struggling to compete in a world with a rocketing human population, but one predator is bucking the trend - the fox. Its numbers are increasing and its geographical range expanding.

Chris Packham explores the secrets to its success - its senses, its intelligence and its flexibility. New research reveals how its slit pupils enable it to hunt in the bright desert day; how it may be using the Earth's magnetic field to determine the location of prey during a pounce; and how regular exposure to rotting food is improving the health of the red fox, enabling it to hold its own in an increasingly urban landscape.

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Last on

Tue 3 Sep 2024 19:30
±«Óãtv Two Wales & Wales HD only

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    Spectrum (Say My Name) (Calvin Harris Mix)

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    Ellie Goulding

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    Things We Lost In The Fire

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    Things We Lost In The Fire

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    Things We Lost In The Fire

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Presenter Chris Packham
Executive Producer Jonny Keeling
Director Lara Bickerton
Producer Lara Bickerton
Series Producer Aaron Paul

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