Episode
The UnXplained: Amazing Animal Abilites
Overview
A dog that can detect cancer faster than doctors using sophisticated equipment. A horse that can read your mind. And birds that can sense disaster days before it happens. What gives animals these extraordinary powers? We like to think of ourselves as the peak of evolution--but what if we're wrong?
Details
- Series
- The UnXplained
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 2020-04-25
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Amazing Animal Abilites is Episode 16 in Season 1 of The UnXplained. It aired on 2020-04-25. The runtime is 42 min.
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