Animals are evolution’s ultimate machines.
Though science strives to build perfect machines, nature has already accomplished the task.
Under the hoods of majestic beasts, the specs are too impressive to have been invented. How does the raven project its voice in cacophonous surround sound? On the savannah, the hyena’s bone-crushing bite channels raw physics with brutal efficiency. The long-eared owl swoops in silence, a masterclass in stealth flight. Further north, the polar bear’s translucent fur conceals secrets that could transform cold-weather technology.
From the desert-dwelling jerboa that braves extreme temperature swings, to a tiny amphibian armed with the deadliest toxins known to science… In every corner of the wild, blueprints of survival reveal elegant, efficient machines — engineered not by human hands, but by evolution itself.
Genre
Factual
Natural History
Engineering
Premiere
Season 1 – 2020
Season 2 – 2026
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Autentic
Spiegel TV Wissen
ntv
Super Channel
National Geographic
Our Experts
ANDREW LEWIN
ECOLOGIST
Andrew is a Marine and Freshwater Ecologist with a keen interest in communicating marine science and conservation to a variety of audiences. He founded SpeakUpForBlue.com to teach people how they can live more Ocean-friendly lives, be a sustainable diver, learn how to make sustainable choices and participate in different Ocean projects occurring around the world.
EMILY RONDEL
BIOLOGIST
Emily works at the Royal Ontario Museum and alongside the Toronto and Region Conservation Society. She holds a Master’s in Environmental Studies where her focus was on citizen science, particularly relating to birds. As a direct consequence, she now belongs to a small fringe group that is making birdwatching cool again.
PETER SOROYE
PHD CANDIDATE
Peter is a PhD candidate studying the effects of climate change and habitat loss on pollinators, affectionally referring to his research team as, “the Avengers of Ecology”. He also studies the usefulness of citizen science for global change biology, and the movement of species distributions in response to global change more broadly.
DR. JEREMY MCNEIL
PROFESSOR
Dr. McNeil is a distinguished university professor with an interdisciplinary and international research program in chemical ecology working in a number of different areas including insect migration, insect-host plant interactions and herbivore-natural enemy interaction. Dr. McNeil has published more than 200 scientific papers, won numerous awards for his research, and trained upwards of 50 graduate students. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
KRISTIN
RODRIGO
ZOOLOGIST
Kristin is a zoologist, educator and environmentalist. Her work takes her from the lab, into the field, and occasionally she finds herself front and center on stage! From holding educational dive shows at the aquarium, to delivering group workshops at the zoo, Kristin is dedicated to sharing her vast knowledge of all the wild wonders of the world.
ROBERT SPARLING
FORENSIC ENGINEER
Robert is a Senior Forensic Materials Engineer, with 20 years of industry experience. His specialized experience in the causes of failure keeps him busy with investigations of personal injuries associated with a wide variety products including power tools, amusement rides, scaffolding, lifts, doors, glass bottles/cups, hoisting equipment, and many others.
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- Go Button Media’s The Animal Within greenlit for second season
Toronto-based Go Button Media has received the greenlight for a second season of The Animal Within. The approval comes from its Munich-based distributor Autentic – which holds global rights to the series excluding Canada – and the series’ Canadian broadcast partner Super Channel. The 6 x 60-minute series enters production in March and is set for release … The post Go Button Media’s The Animal Within greenlit for second season appeared first on Go Button Media.
- Canada’s Super Channel pushes Go Button for factual originals
Canadian pay-tv channel Super Channel Fuse has ordered two new factual docuseries and acquired two others, all from local producer Go Button Media. The two new commissions, Mysteries Of The Ancient Dead and Secret Societies: In The Shadows, are set to debut next year, while acquisitions The Animal Within and Colossal Machines will receive their premieres in December and January, respectively. Super … The post Canada’s Super Channel pushes Go Button for factual originals appeared first on Go Button Media.
- Super Channel adding four new factual series from Go Button Media
EDMONTON — Super Channel announced today it is extending its partnership with Go Button Media to bring four new factual series from the Toronto-based production company to Super Channel Fuse. “The deal includes two new acquisitions, The Animal Within (6×44) premiering this month and Colossal Machines (6×44, above) premiering in January, as well as two new Super Channel Originals, Mysteries of … The post Super Channel adding four new factual series from Go Button Media appeared first on Go Button Media.
