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Mammals >> Bats - Watch as lightning-quick bats flit and fly through caves and open air, using their incredible hearing to guide them in the dark.
- Assassin Bug vs. Bats - Think there's nothing scarier than a vampire bat? How about the bug that sucks its blood?
- Black Flying Foxes - Australia's black flying foxes are big bats, with a wingspan up to six feet (two meters)!
- Fishing Bat & Batting Fish - Belize's fishing bats may catch and eat up to 30 fish in one night—but sometimes it may be a fish that catches a bat!
- Mexican Freetail Bats - These are Mexican freetail bats, but they're in Texas. Too bad for Texas insects.
- Spider Kills Bat - Care to wager on who wins this spider-bat matchup? Before you place your bet, see what happens when a bat meets an orb spider in Belize.
- Vampire Bat vs. Wrinkle Bat - You've heard of dog eat dog, but bat eat bat? You wouldn't want to be this woolly false vampire bat's cousin!
- Vampire Bats - These vampire bats have heat sensors—all the better for finding the sweet spot on a sleeping victim and sipping half their weight in blood.
Amphibians - Take a look into the dual world of amphibians, crossing the lines between land and water, with tadpoles, frogs, toads, and more.
Birds - Masters of the air and heir to the dinosaurs, birds of all shapes and sizes find a home in environments all over earth.
Bugs - The adventures of the world of the very small get writ large in close-up footage of the lives of bugs.
Fish - Dive beneath the surface of rivers, lakes, and oceans, and see the world of fish as never before.
Invertebrates - Catch a glimpse of the bizarre forms life takes among our distant spineless relatives.
Mammals - Witness the amazing diversity of mammal life, from lions and elephants to sheep, bats, whales, and much more.
Reptiles - Watch breathtaking video of animals at their wildest.

Animals Video - All the beauty and excitement of the animal kingdom comes to you in thrilling footage of lions, sharks, squid and more.

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