Nick Baker's Weird Creatures

Deep in the subterranean world of the Slovenian Karst, Nick is in search of the Proteus. Legends persist in Slovenia that these creatures are in fact baby dragons and their underground lairs are certainly scary enough for Nick to wonder what on earth he's letting himself in for when he pays them a visit.

It might be tiny, but the huge eyed Tarsiers of the impenetrable Suluwesi rainforest are famed for their ferocious hunting skills. A highly evolved killing machine it may be, but it's also a bit of a Romeo that sings to its lovers across the jungle. While he tries to avoid getting his fingers bitten off, Nick will be enchanted by the Tarsier's eerie ballads.

Nick joins the Cajun trappers of the Southern Bayou in search of a 200lb monster snapping turtle. Finding one is only the first hurdle, now he must test creature's awesome jaws and biting power using a custom made Snap'o'meter.

Dubbed locally as the snot otter and the devil dog, the giant Hellbender Salamander look as if they've been singled out for a beating with the ugly stick. But beauty is in the eye of the beholder and Nick loves these bizarre animals. And when he finds out that the salamanders are in serious trouble, he's hell bent on finding out why.

Nick's on a turbo charged chase through Madagascar and it's not for the faint hearted. His quarry are Chameleons, the so called masters of disguise. Nick needs to find an invisible one to bust a few myths and uncover the remarkable mysteries about this king of lizards.

In the UK and Spain, Nick investigates stories of enormous cat fish terrorising the waters. But how does this fish get so enormous and why is it the environment agency's public enemy number one?

Madagascar's creepiest nocturnal rain forest resident is the Aye Aye. It might look fluffy but somehow it instills terror into the hearts of the local population, enough to make them want to kill it on sight! But why? Nick needs to confront his own fears about this bug eyed fuzzball to find out how it got such a fearsome rep.

Nick drops into one of the most bizarre dive sites in the world, in search of a very convincing disguise artist - the mimic octopus, capable of an incredible repertoire of 15 impersonations. But can it live up to such great claims?