Week of February 8
Monday, February 8
11:00am Spy in the Wild, A Nature Miniseries “Part 1 – Love”
More than 30 animatronic "spy cameras" disguised as animals secretly record animal behavior in the wild. These Spy Creatures reveal that animals show emotions and behavior similar to humans-a capacity to love, grieve, deceive, cooperate and invent. In part 1, spy Creatures explore the rarely seen emotions of animals, revealing whether they are as strong and complex as our own. Join the spycams as they are accepted into a wild dog pack, witness elephant love, and are mourned by a troop of monkeys!
Program not available online, but you can watch a preview here: https://www.pbs.org/video/nature-spy-wild-preview-episode-1-love/
Tuesday, February 9
11:00am Spy in the Wild, A Nature Miniseries “Part 2 - Intelligence”
More than 30 animatronic "spy cameras" disguised as animals secretly record animal behavior in the wild. These Spy Creatures reveal that animals show emotions and behavior similar to humans-a capacity to love, grieve, deceive, cooperate and invent. In part 2, spy creatures infiltrate the world of animal intelligence, ingenuity, and creativity. Watch our spies disguised as animals observe a gray squirrel stealing Spy Nut, a sea otter cracking open a meal, and an orangutan washing with soap!
Program not available online, but you can watch a preview here: https://www.pbs.org/video/nature-spy-wild-episode-2-intelligence-preview/
Wednesday, February 10
11:00am Spy in the Wild, A Nature Miniseries “Part 3 - Friendship”
More than 30 animatronic "spy cameras" disguised as animals secretly record animal behavior in the wild. These Spy Creatures reveal that animals show emotions and behavior similar to humans-a capacity to love, grieve, deceive, cooperate and invent. In part 3, spy creatures and their new wild friends rely on each other to look out for predators. A Spy Meerkat babysits meerkat pups while a Spy Cobra pretends to attack the mob. Spy Crocs witness a convenient partnership between real crocodiles and birds.
Program not available online, but you can watch a preview here: https://www.pbs.org/video/nature-spy-wild-episode-3-friendship-preview/
Thursday, February 11
11:00am Spy in the Wild, A Nature Miniseries “Part 4 – Bad Behavior”
More than 30 animatronic "spy cameras" disguised as animals secretly record animal behavior in the wild. These Spy Creatures reveal that animals show emotions and behavior similar to humans-a capacity to love, grieve, deceive, cooperate and invent. In part 4, spy creatures infiltrate the underground world of animal mischief, crime and retribution. Spy Monkey is caught between crossfires as real monkeys fight over beach bar alcohol. Spy Egret is also a waterhole victim when elephants throw mud everywhere!
Program not available online, but you can watch a preview here: https://www.pbs.org/video/soptv-spy-wild-nature-miniseries-bad-behavior/
Friday, February 5
11:00am Spy in the Wild, A Nature Miniseries “Part 5 – Meet the Spies”
More than 30 animatronic "spy cameras" disguised as animals secretly record animal behavior in the wild. These Spy Creatures reveal that animals show emotions and behavior similar to humans-a capacity to love, grieve, deceive, cooperate and invent. In part 5, The final "making of" episode takes us through the evolution of Spy Creatures from the original BoulderCam to the PenguinCams that inspired the "spycams" in this series. Marvel and laugh at unexpected and funny moments from the Spy Creatures' POV.
Program not available online
