Inside Nature's Giants
This award-winning series gets under the skin of the largest animals on the planet. By exploring their anatomy, it reveals how these creatures really work.
Note: This series contains graphic images of animal dissection. Viewer discretion is advised.
Inside Nature's Giants Previous Broadcasts
Sperm Whale (Episode #101#)
KQED World: Fri, Sep 20, 2013 -- 7:00 AM
Veterinary scientist Mark Evans and comparative anatomist Joy Reidenberg dissect a sperm whale's enormous organs to reveal the secrets of this 45-foot deep-sea giant, which stranded and died on Pegwell Bay, Kent, England. As the team ventures inside the whale, biologist Simon Watt tracks whales in the Azores with a modern-day Jonah, Malcolm Clarke, who shows him the huge number of squid beaks in a whale's stomach. Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, marveling at the gigantic teeth that have evolved in the lower jaw of a sperm whale, digs out his copy of the King James Bible for a reading about Leviathan from the Book of Job.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED World: Sat, Sep 21, 2013 -- 2:00 AM
- KQED World: Fri, Sep 20, 2013 -- 1:00 PM
Giant Squid (Episode #105H)
KQED Plus: Wed, Sep 11, 2013 -- 3:00 AM
The team travels to New Zealand to examine one of the biggest yet most mysterious animals on Earth - the giant squid. Delving into its three hearts, razor sharp beak, tooth-covered tentacles and bizarre reproductive system, the team explores the anatomy of a deep-sea alien that's never been observed in the wild.
Sperm Whale (Episode #101#)
KQED Plus: Wed, Sep 11, 2013 -- 2:00 AM
Veterinary scientist Mark Evans and comparative anatomist Joy Reidenberg dissect a sperm whale's enormous organs to reveal the secrets of this 45-foot deep-sea giant, which stranded and died on Pegwell Bay, Kent, England. As the team ventures inside the whale, biologist Simon Watt tracks whales in the Azores with a modern-day Jonah, Malcolm Clarke, who shows him the huge number of squid beaks in a whale's stomach. Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, marveling at the gigantic teeth that have evolved in the lower jaw of a sperm whale, digs out his copy of the King James Bible for a reading about Leviathan from the Book of Job.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED World: Sat, Sep 21, 2013 -- 2:00 AM
- KQED World: Fri, Sep 20, 2013 -- 1:00 PM
Giant Squid (Episode #105H)
KQED Plus: Tue, Sep 10, 2013 -- 9:00 PM
The team travels to New Zealand to examine one of the biggest yet most mysterious animals on Earth - the giant squid. Delving into its three hearts, razor sharp beak, tooth-covered tentacles and bizarre reproductive system, the team explores the anatomy of a deep-sea alien that's never been observed in the wild.
Sperm Whale (Episode #101#)
KQED World: Sat, Sep 7, 2013 -- 10:00 PM
Veterinary scientist Mark Evans and comparative anatomist Joy Reidenberg dissect a sperm whale's enormous organs to reveal the secrets of this 45-foot deep-sea giant, which stranded and died on Pegwell Bay, Kent, England. As the team ventures inside the whale, biologist Simon Watt tracks whales in the Azores with a modern-day Jonah, Malcolm Clarke, who shows him the huge number of squid beaks in a whale's stomach. Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, marveling at the gigantic teeth that have evolved in the lower jaw of a sperm whale, digs out his copy of the King James Bible for a reading about Leviathan from the Book of Job.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED World: Sat, Sep 21, 2013 -- 2:00 AM
- KQED World: Fri, Sep 20, 2013 -- 1:00 PM
- KQED Plus: Tue, Sep 10, 2013 -- 8:00 PM
TV Technical Issues
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Audio Issue KQED DT 9.1 /25.1
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KQED will no longer broadcast the KQEH signal from Monument Peak Tower effective 1/17/2018
KQED will be removing its over-the-air television signal from the Monument Peak Tower in the San Jose area on January 17, 2018 (Note: this maintenance was previously scheduled for December 15, 2017). KQED will now broadcast our full suite of channels (KQED 9, KQED Plus, KQED World and PBS Kids) on Channel 9 and 54 … Continue reading KQED will no longer broadcast the KQEH signal from Monument Peak Tower effective 1/17/2018
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KQED LIFE OFF AIR Friday, December 15
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