The Animal's Guide to Britain

"Chris Packham presents the series that examines Britain from an animal's point of view."

Each episode, he encounters an elite group of five animals each of which senses the world in a very different way. By understanding their needs, problems and histories on these islands, Chris reveals what they make of modern Britain - and its humans.

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Status	Ended
Original Name	The Animal's Guide to Britain
First Air Date	April 14, 2011
Last Air Date	May 12, 2011
Seasons	1
Episodes	4
Episode Runtime	59min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	United Kingdom
Production Companies
Networks	BBC Two

S01E04

Coastal Animals

Chris investigates why the waters and coastlines of the UK are the most popular places in the world for two of our coastal species: the grey seal and the Manx shearwater. He also makes a stand for an animal that he considers much misunderstood - the British gull. And he meets two animals which have truly extraordinary ways of sensing Britain's coastal environments - the shore crab which finds its way around by smelling through its feet, and the bottlenose dolphin which can identify a fish at 200 paces in the pitch black, using echolocation.

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