Episode
The UnXplained: Serial Killer Creatures
Overview
The animal kingdom is full of deadly predators, and some of them attack in extraordinary and inexplicable ways. Do some animals strike back at humans for reasons beyond normal defense and hunger? Can they have emotions like anger or a desire for revenge? Despite our technological advancement, do animals pose a greater threat to us than we realize for reasons that we cannot explain?
Details
- Series
- The UnXplained
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 2022-05-06
Episode context
Serial Killer Creatures is Episode 6 in Season 4 of The UnXplained. It aired on 2022-05-06.
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