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Acorn harvest February 16, 2011 Jays are the first to collect acorns to store for winter.

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Stoat patrol February 16, 2011 Watch out, watch out there’s a predator about.

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Swimming with otters February 16, 2011 Charlie Hamilton James fulfils a life’s ambition when he gets to swim with wild otters.

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Creatures of habit February 16, 2011 Charlie Hamilton James faces the autumn storms of the Shetland Isles in an attempt to film otters.

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Last supper February 16, 2011 Only the fertilised hornet queen will survive the silly season to hibernate in the UK winter.

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Microcircuit masterpiece February 16, 2011 A bee’s brain the size of a sugar grain stores and communicates complex data.

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Mystery guests February 16, 2011 Martin Hughes-Games meets Maureen Davies who has a special way of enticing out her wildlife neighbours.

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Mammal in the making February 16, 2011 Cynodonts are shown to be a missing link between reptiles and mammals.

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Swim like a fish February 16, 2011 Cormorants mimic their prey to solve the problem of seeing through water.

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Botanical treasures February 16, 2011 Moorland bogs are home to cotton grass and sticky sundews.

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End of the Cretaceous February 16, 2011 A massive comet crash spells disaster for the giant dinosaurs.

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Fostering the future February 16, 2011 The future of common cranes lies with the new students of crane school.

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Return of the native February 16, 2011 A small population of common cranes is breeding in the UK once more.

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Back - and big February 16, 2011 Britain’s tallest bird, the common crane bustles about on the Broads.

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Swift by name... February 16, 2011 After an epic migration, swifts travel hundreds of miles to feed their chicks.

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Bluebell legends February 16, 2011 Bluebells are known as fairy flowers and have a sinister folklore.

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Cat fight February 16, 2011 The fight for fat males brings out a violent streak in female moorhens.

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Summer job February 16, 2011 Kingfishers work hard all summer to supply their chicks with 5,000 minnows.

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Our lady’s birds February 16, 2011 Meet the 46 species of British ladybird.

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Shark fossils February 16, 2011 Today’s sharks are streamlined versions of successful prehistoric predecessors.