Inside Nature's Giants

Re: Inside Nature's Giants

Sally Howe — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:56:58 GMT

Enjoyed the snake one but would have liked a bit more to it but snakes and sharks are my love. Own a royal python and have swam with tiger, nursing and lemon sharks to name a few.

Really looking forward to the lion and tiger one next week

Re: Inside Nature's Giants

Emma Purnell — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:26:15 GMT

The snake was the same one, because they are an alien species they are trying to cull them to remove them from the ecosystem.

I know why they are doing it and I don't disagree with it, but I have to admit it did make me sad seeing it so alive and knowing they would be killing it for the program. The shark caught in the net and dissected made me feel the same. I preferred last series where there was a reason they had all died other than man!

Re: Inside Nature's Giants

Jenny Cook RVN — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:51:20 GMT

PS, Im looking forward to next weeks one with a lion and a tiger.... Fascinating stuff...

I got a little excited at college yesterday just disecting a piglet... ( i had never got a chance to do dissection on my NDAM at college). It was fascinating, i got the heart out and could see the chambers and everything and felt the hyaline cartilage of the trachea. And all these piglet died on natural causes or stillborn... unfortunatly mine had taken a breath as the lung tissue floated in water, lol...Anyways, ive rambled on, haha.

Re: Inside Nature's Giants

Jenny Cook RVN — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:48:38 GMT

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It was Brilliant tonight!

.. But.. you know when the Anatomist & snake specialist caught that python in the begin of the programme.. did they kill it just to dissect it? was that the same one they caught in the begining, where they compared sizes/which one was best for dissecting etc? I hope not!

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I think it might have been, but im not sure if it linked in to the thing they were saying about hunting, and if u saw one and caught one, u were legally allowed to shoot it and kill it... I might be wrong though.

Re: Inside Nature's Giants

Kim Buckley — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:30:00 GMT

I've sky plused it so will watch it at some point.

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Steph Phillips — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:12:24 GMT

It was Brilliant tonight!

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Bryony Peacock — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 04:41:25 GMT

Yes brilliant series! I was lucky enough to see some of the post mortems performed live at the RVC

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Stuart McQueen RVN MBVNA — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:49:23 GMT

[quote user="StephSVN"]I noticed this last series - I didn't really find out anything I hadn't already heard but I still really enjoy this programme[/quote]

i had no idea that a sharks mouth had SOOO many layers of teeth, I didn't know that a sharks mouth was actually part of the breathing system (i know that sounds really silly.... but the way it was explained was new to me...) i didn't realise that "play" bit there dinner which is why a lot of human victims survive.

i don't like snakes. so i'm glad to have missed that one!

Re: Inside Nature's Giants

Phrin Vernon RVN — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:09:31 GMT

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*BUMP*

Its on tonight again at 9pm on channel 4. Its on giant pythons this week.

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Just watched it! Fascinating!

Also rather scary how an alien species has made such an impact on the Florida everglades in a few years... I think they said it was thought the burmese python escaped from captivity during a storm in 2006? And in just 4 years they are breeding, increasing in numbers and having an effect on indiginious wildlife!

I'm feeling a google session in the near future to confirm or deny that!

Re: Inside Nature's Giants

Jenny Cook RVN — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:19:43 GMT

*BUMP*

Its on tonight again at 9pm on channel 4. Its on giant pythons this week.

Re: Inside Nature's Giants

xxserahxx — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:37:40 GMT

I loved this :) espesh the eye!! :D.. i now cant wait to get out there n cage dive with them..!! woooh! i Love Bruce!! hehe

Re: Inside Nature's Giants

StephSVN — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:33:34 GMT

[quote user="SmegSlayer"]It's a very good show if you don't really know much about the animal in question[/quote]

I noticed this last series - I didn't really find out anything I hadn't already heard but I still really enjoy this programme, just for the fact that its more 'sciency' than normal documentaries and you get to see things you wouldn't normally see! For example with the elephant last series - much more interesting hearing about the digestive system when you can see it!

Re: Inside Nature's Giants

SmegSlayer — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:04:32 GMT

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I enjoyed the disection and the eye was interesting but all the other facts I could have told you so it didn't teach me anything new.

was a little disappointed they didn't show the heart as it's quite interesting- it's 2 lobed and made of both muscle and cartilage. I was hoping they would explore the heart so i could finally know what each lobe does...

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yes but this was a programme for joe public not vet nurse who has been researching sharks for years!

I loved it!

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My point was that there was nothing in there that you wouldn't find in a generic shark documentary

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bongo — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:19:41 GMT

[quote user="SmegSlayer"]

I enjoyed the disection and the eye was interesting but all the other facts I could have told you so it didn't teach me anything new.

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yes but this was a programme for joe public not vet nurse who has been researching sharks for years!

I loved it!

Re: Inside Nature's Giants

Sally Seddon — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:45:04 GMT

I loved it! Im away next few weeks but ive set my sky+ to record the whole series.

Im not bothered about which parts of the body they didnt show, its just nice to have something other than soaps and reality shows on the tele!!! Getting so sick of the same old poo on the tv these days

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SmegSlayer — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 07:21:57 GMT

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Oh no i missed it

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www.4oD.com

Re: Inside Nature's Giants

Vicky RVN — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 23:44:55 GMT

Oh no i missed it

Re: Inside Nature's Giants

SmegSlayer — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:07:26 GMT

I'm being picky I know I am. I know quite a bit about sharks as they've been my favourite animal since I was 3 but theres a few niggly bits I don't know and I'm waiting for a documentary to show it.

It's a very good show if you don't really know much about the animal in question. I'm sure i'll be hooked next week with the snake coz I know very little about them

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Steph Phillips — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:26:36 GMT

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and if GWS have never been seen mating why not have a look at the repro tract?

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good point!

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SmegSlayer — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:17:56 GMT

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I enjoyed the disection and the eye was interesting but all the other facts I could have told you so it didn't teach me anything new.

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I felt the same, and was also a little disappointed they didn't discuss the fact that sharks display interuterine canabalism! They will sometimes have twins and if they do the larger of the two will eat the smaller in the uterus to ensure they get all the nutrients etc from the mother!

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and if GWS have never been seen mating why not have a look at the repro tract?

Re: Inside Nature's Giants

Emma Purnell — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 07:42:38 GMT

[quote user="SmegSlayer"]

I enjoyed the disection and the eye was interesting but all the other facts I could have told you so it didn't teach me anything new.

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Re: Inside Nature's Giants

SmegSlayer — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 07:22:32 GMT

I enjoyed the disection and the eye was interesting but all the other facts I could have told you so it didn't teach me anything new.

Re: Inside Nature's Giants

Steph Phillips — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:54:30 GMT

I love this programme!!!!

Was so facinated and amazed at the way nature adapts over millions of years.. and I never even knew that great whites dont have bones.. their skeleton is cartlidge.. so facinating! ohh and the SIZE of their liver!! Jeeeezzee!!

Can't wait til next week!!

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Pippa Louise — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:17:28 GMT

wow :)

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Kim Buckley — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:08:09 GMT

I got to post mortem a snake at uni. Was really weird!