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Nature Episode 34.03 Big Birds Can't Fly
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Nature Episode 34.03 Big Birds Can't Fly

Episode Premiere
October 7, 2015
Genre
Documentary
Production Company
Thirteen
Official Site
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/
Episode Premiere
October 7, 2015
Genre
Documentary
Period
1982 -
Production Co
Thirteen
Distributor
PBS
Official Site
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/
Director
Mike Birkhead
Screenwriter
Beth Jones
Additional Cast
  • David Attenborough

It may seem strange that among the more than 10,000 bird species in the world today is a group that literally cannot fly or sing, and whose wings are more fluff than feather. These are the ratites: the ostrich, emu, rhea, kiwi and cassowary. How and why these birds abandoned flight has puzzled scientists since Darwin’s time, but DNA and dedicated research are helping to solve these mysteries.