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NOVA; Animal Imposters
Part of The GBH Animals Collection.
In this clip, insect and arachnid mimics are compared to their more aggressive counterparts.
License Clip
- Series
- NOVA
- Program
- Animal Imposters
- Program Number
909
- Series Description
Premiered March 1974 NOVA is a general-interest documentary series that addresses a single science issue each week. Billed as "science adventures for curious grown-ups" when it first aired in March, 1974, NOVA continues to offer an informative and entertaining approach to a challenging subject. 1996 marked NOVA's 23rd season, which makes it the longest-running science program on national television. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won every major television award, most of them many times over. Series release date: 3/3/1974
- Program Description
In this vivid study of mimicry and camouflage NOVA shows dramatically how snakes, butterflies, fish, turtles and many other kinds of animals, both predators and their intended victims, use remarkable forms of deception to achieve their goal: to eat, or avoid being eaten.
- Asset Type
Clip
- Media Type
Video
- Genres
- Documentary
- Topics
- Science
- Citation
- Chicago: “NOVA; Animal Imposters,” GBH Archives, accessed May 8, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_7D9BFE2F661E491B8E862794518FE243.
- MLA: “NOVA; Animal Imposters.” GBH Archives. Web. May 8, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_7D9BFE2F661E491B8E862794518FE243>.
- APA: NOVA; Animal Imposters. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_7D9BFE2F661E491B8E862794518FE243