World's Sneakiest Animals

Chris Packham meets the animals using devious tactics and sneaky tricks to survive.

Meet the cross-dressing love cheat cuttlefish, the two-faced topi, the devious freshwater mussel and other utterly remarkable devious animals.

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Created By

Status

Ended

Original Name

World's Sneakiest Animals

First Air Date

December 25, 2015

Last Air Date

January 14, 2016

Seasons

1

Episodes

3

Language

English

Production Companies

BBC

Networks

BBC Two

S01E03

Sex, Lies and Dirty Tricks

Chris Packham meets a host of animals using devious tactics to win a mate and raise a family. New science reveals bower birds and fiddler crabs using optical illusions to impress a female, whilst a male topi antelope fakes danger to give him an edge. Meet cross-dressing cuttlefish and marsh harriers as they sneak past dominant males to mate incognito. Animal family life is no more honest, with chicks blackmailing their own parents and the honeyguide bird duping another species into raising its chick. It is sex, lies and families faking it in the world of sneaky animals - they really will stop at nothing to succeed.

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