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Dolphins: Spy in the Pod

Season 1
Using unique hidden cameras, some designed to look like marine life, this innovative wildlife documentary explores the unexpected and often never-seen-before aspects of dolphin behavior. State of the art 'Spy Creature' cameras infiltrate their underwater world, offering an unforgettable glimpse of their intelligence and personalities, capturing the fun and ingenuity of these amazing creatures.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Spinners and Rays
    January 1, 2014
    52min
    TV-G
    Hidden cameras head into the heart of the dolphins' world, offering the chance to encounter these magical creatures up close. The camera eyes of thirteen different 'Spy Creatures', including Spy Dolphin, Spy Nautilus and Spy Turtle, allow behavior to be captured, including a vast superpod of spinner dolphins hunting huge shoals of lanternfish while dodging the gaping mouths of giant rays.
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  2. S1 E2 - Orcas and Bottlenoses
    January 8, 2014
    52min
    TV-G
    Meet the orca, king of the dolphins, and discover the intimacy of its remarkable family life. Then encounter dolphins that wear sponges on their noses, while elsewhere race alongside Dall's porpoise, the fastest dolphin in the world. Elsewhere, a young bottlenose begins a life on his own joined by Spy Baby, a cute porpoise-shaped camera that has bubble conversations with real dolphins!
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Directors
John Downer
Studio
John Downer Productions
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