NOVA - Season 44 Episode 26
From lobster claws and dog teeth to bee stings and snake fangs, every creature depends on a weapon. But some are armed to extremes that make no practical sense—whether it’s bull elks with giant 40-pound antler racks or tiny rhinoceros beetles with horns bigger than their body. What explains giant tusks, horns, and claws that can slow an animal down and even impair health and nutrition? NOVA investigates the riddle of outsize weaponry and uncovers a bold new theory about what triggers an animal arms race. In creatures as varied as dung beetles and saber-toothed tigers, shrimp and elephants, the same hidden factors trigger the race and, once started, these arms races unfold in exactly the same pattern. Join scientists as they crack the secret biological code that underlies nature’s battleground.
First Air Date : 1974-03-03
Last Air date : 2024-11-27
Runtime : 57 minutes
Genre : Documentary
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- Season 44 : Episode 12016-09-07
- Season 44 : Episode 22016-09-14
- Season 44 : Episode 32016-10-05
- Season 44 : Episode 42016-10-12
- Season 44 : Episode 52016-11-02
- Season 44 : Episode 62016-11-09
- Season 44 : Episode 72016-11-16
- Season 44 : Episode 82017-01-04
- Season 44 : Episode 92017-01-11
- Season 44 : Episode 102017-02-01
- Season 44 : Episode 112017-02-08
- Season 44 : Episode 122017-02-15
- Season 44 : Episode 132017-02-22
- Season 44 : Episode 142017-04-19
- Season 44 : Episode 152017-04-26
- Season 44 : Episode 162017-05-17
- Season 44 : Episode 172017-05-31
- Season 44 : Episode 182017-08-23
- Season 44 : Episode 192017-08-31
- Season 44 : Episode 202017-09-13
- Season 44 : Episode 212017-10-04
- Season 44 : Episode 222017-10-18
- Season 44 : Episode 232017-10-25
- Season 44 : Episode 242017-11-01
- Season 44 : Episode 252017-11-08
- Season 44 : Episode 262017-11-22
- Season 44 : Episode 272017-12-20
- Season 44 : Episode 282017-12-27