Absurd PlanetSeason 12020 · 12 episodesEpisodes1Strangest ThingsSay hello to Mother Nature’s all-star cast of confounding beasts, featuring Madagascar’s own death-metal lizard: the satanic leaf-tailed gecko.2Raging WatersDive into an undersea world that's swimming with flirty amphibians, fishy friends, and sea-slug vacuums that keep things clean.3Mate ExpectationsTime to talk about the birds, the bees and all the other animals with strange mating rituals. When two scorpions make love, it’s anything but lovely.4The Cycle of LifeFor Earth’s largest rodent, life’s a beach. For mayflies, it lasts only one day. What counts isn’t quantity, but quality — and occasional cannibalism.5H2 wOahBizarre dramas unfold in the world’s wet and wild oceans, including a leopard seal and a crustacean that team up to ruin an octopus's day.6ExtremeliestThe miraculous Jesus Christ lizard and goo-spewing bombardier beetle stand out among nature’s oldest, fastest and just plain kookiest creatures.7The Flight StuffTake to the skies to discover amazing murmurations of starlings and adorably pudgy puffins. Don’t mind the flying snakes, those wingless weirdos.8Eat Prey LiveA butterfly that drinks turtle tears is just one of many organisms with unusual appetites and even odder methods of hunting and digesting their food.9Fights Camera ActionGet ready for a rumble in the jungle. Whether clawing, crashing or headbanging, animal gladiators like to fight if love or status is on the line.10Strangerer ThingsThe parade of curiosities kicks off with a tiny lizard that fits on a fingertip and monkeys with huge noses. Some Hawaiian sand is fish poop — fact.11We're All the SameHumans share a surprising number of traits with their critter kin, such as using tools, yawning, soaking in saunas and flipping real estate.12Absurd is the WordDid you know goats speak in different regional dialects? Incredible facts about everyday animals lead to one conclusion: being different is awesome.
