Episode
The Secret Lives of Animals: The Art of Deception
Overview
To fend off predators, owlets and caterpillars mimic snakes. A spider orchestrates a great escape.
Details
- Series
- The Secret Lives of Animals
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 2024-12-18
- Runtime
- 27 min
Episode context
The Art of Deception is Episode 6 in Season 1 of The Secret Lives of Animals. It aired on 2024-12-18. The runtime is 27 min.
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