Weird, True & Freaky

Season 3

2010 · 13 episodes · 4h 46m in all

Episodes

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   1. Furless Freaks

   28 Sept 2010 · 22 min

   In an animal kingdom filled with feathers and fur, they dare to go bare. But what happened to their hair? Mysterious medical conditions. Rare adaptations. Even genetic engineering - uncover the secrets of the unnaturally uncovered.

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   2. Color Freaks

   28 Sept 2010 · 22 min

   Alien colors. Mutant shades. Disorienting DNA. These twisted tints of fur, feathers, and skin are all too real. These are the animal kingdom's most mystifying and eye-popping pigment extremes. Uncover the world's most astonishing color freaks.

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   3. They Should Be Dead

   5 Oct 2010 · 22 min

   Trapped, flushed and wounded... now, as they cling to survival can these animals beat the odds and fight their way back from the brink? Counting down nature's most incredible close calls... they should be dead.

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   4. Don't Eat That!

   5 Oct 2010 · 22 min

   When creatures dare to devour what they shouldn't, it's a recipe for disaster. Mistaken meals as incredible as they are inedible. X-rays that defy medical science. Animal ER's pushed to the limit. Killer objects so bizarre, you won't believe your eyes.

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   5. Bizarre Looking Cats

   12 Oct 2010 · 22 min

   An ancient civilization once worshipped them as gods. We cultivate them as pets. But some of these backyard beasts are in a class all by themselves. How do these extraordinary cats defy their species and survive?

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   6. More Fat Animals

   12 Oct 2010 · 22 min

   Gluttonous appetites. Strange DNA disorders. Can these goliath creatures scale down before it's too late? We're counting down some amazing obese beasts.

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   7. Inked

   19 Oct 2010 · 22 min

   Etched, inscribed, impossibly imprinted. Creatures altered by ink. Beasts transformed by design. From striking images to bizarre body modifications. Some will stop at nothing to adorn their animals.

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   8. Mad Medicine

   19 Oct 2010 · 22 min

   Untamed treatments, animal antidotes, and skin-crawling cure-alls. From killer venom to exotic elixirs and procedures that defy death. What fuels nature's most extreme chemistry, and wildest Rx? Warning: these stories are not for the squeamish.

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   9. Alien Offspring

   26 Oct 2010 · 22 min

   Whether pushed, pulled, or exploded into this world they look like they come from another planet. Be warned: these stories will make you queasy. Counting down the animal kingdom's most extraordinary alien offspring.

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    10. Little Animals, Big World

    2 Nov 2010 · 22 min

    Some incredible, tiny creatures push downsizing to the evolutionary stage. What drives this amazing menagerie of mini creatures? Uncover DNA deformities, strange subspecies, and confounding mutations.

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    11. Smuggled and Seized

    9 Nov 2010 · 22 min

    When police encounter live creature cargo it's the wildest takedowns imaginable. Counting down astonishing case files of animals smuggled and seized.

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    12. Nasty... and on the Menu

    16 Nov 2010 · 22 min

    Rodents, insects, and wild mystery meats. To some they're recipes for a nightmare. To others, they're delicacies pushing edible taboos to the limit. Counting down the most outrageous, disturbing, and extreme food that's nasty and on the menu.

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    13. Eternally Stuffed

    23 Nov 2010 · 22 min

    Preserved for an eternal afterlife... these strange taxidermies make some cringe in fear or horror. Yet to others, this ancient art is the ultimate form of respect, even worship. Counting down astonishing cases of animals eternally stuffed.