David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities (2013 – 2017)

2013 • 4 seasons • Documentary

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Episode 2 — A Curious Hoax?

Name: Episode 2 — A Curious Hoax?
Released: 2013-02-05
Duration: 22 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: David Attenborough

Season 1 • David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities

Released: 2013-02-05 • Documentary

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David discovers the curiosities that have led to accusations of forgery but have ultimately helped us rethink evolution. When early explorers brought the first specimen of a duck-billed platypus back to England in 1799, it was thought so bizarre it was deemed a hoax, while the midwife toad became the centre of a raging scientific storm in the 1920s that led to accusations of fakery.

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Episodes

Episode 1
Stretched to the Limit
2013-01-29

Episode 2
A Curious Hoax?
2013-02-05

Episode 3
Young Wrinklies
2013-02-12

Episode 4
A Curious Twist
2013-02-19

Episode 5
Seeing the Pattern
2013-02-26

Information

Episode air date	05.02.2013
Episode runtime	22 min
Episode rating	7.50
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	7.3
IMDb series rating	8.6
Series status	Ended
Age rating	—
Country	GB

Cast

David Attenborough
Self - Presenter

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