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S3.E1 ∙ Indonesia

Sun, Mar 25, 2012

Steve heads to Indonesia in search of Komodo dragons, the world's largest venomous lizards. There he also demonstrates the incredible gliding technique of a tiny flying lizard and heads out on a hunt for the lethal green pit viper.

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S3.E2 ∙ Ethiopia

Mon, Mar 26, 2012

In the medieval Ethiopian city of Harar, Steve has a unique and potentially lethal encounter with a pack of spotted hyenas. In the mountains he meets the rarest wolf on earth and discovers why the gelada baboon has a deadly set of teeth.

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S3.E3 ∙ UK

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Back on home turf, Steve feeds a giant conger eel off the coast of Plymouth, catches a deadly dragonfly and watches a kestrel fly before attempting it himself with the aid of a giant vertical wind tunnel.

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S3.E4 ∙ Alaska

Wed, Mar 28, 2012

Steve and the crew head to Alaska for another deadly adventure. Out at sea he tracks down humpback whales. Next he braves freezing waters to get a close-up view of a sea otter. Finally, back on dry land they go in search of grizzly bears.

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S3.E5 ∙ South Africa, Part 1

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

Off the coast of South Africa, Steve and the crew attempt to get a glimpse of a great white shark in action. Back on land, Steve tracks down the large cape buffalo and is amused by the secretary bird's hunting technique.

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S3.E6 ∙ Mexico, Part 1

Sun, May 06, 2012

Steve goes diving in Mexico's seas where he encounters the speedy sailfish and giant moray eel. Later he descends into the caves to witness the Mexican night snake hunting bats.

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S3.E7 ∙ Australia, Part 1

Mon, May 07, 2012

Steve heads into the outback to find the world's most venomous snake, then to Tasmania to meet the Tasmanian Devil, and finally goes in search of a toxic terror living right in the heart of Sydney, the blue-ringed octopus.

8.6 /10

S3.E8 ∙ New Zealand

Tue, May 08, 2012

Steve and the team head to New Zealand for the first time, where Steve descends deep into the Waitomo caves to find an unusual predator.

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S3.E9 ∙ South Africa, Part 2

Wed, May 09, 2012

Continuing his South African adventure, Steve goes up against a couple of cheetahs in a 'friendly' game of football, meets the monkey-snatching crowned eagle and turns the latest camera technology on a trio of Africa's deadliest snakes.

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S3.E10 ∙ Australia, Part 2

Thu, May 10, 2012

Steve and the crew are back in Australia where he is dropped into the nest of giant, wild saltwater crocodiles. He also goes in search of the box jellyfish and two lethal contenders for his list - the tiger snake and the copperhead snake.

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S3.E11 ∙ South America, Part 1

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

In South America Steve searches for aquatic predators. In Venezuela he has a scary nighttime encounter with a group of electric eels. In neighbouring Brazil he goes fishing for the ferocious black piranha.

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S3.E12 ∙ Nepal

Mon, Jun 04, 2012

Steve and the crew head to the mountain kingdom of Nepal. Steve enlists the help of an elephant to track down a very grumpy rhinoceros and stalks the forests in search of the largest cat on earth, the Bengal tiger.

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S3.E13 ∙ Mexico, Part 2

Tue, Jun 05, 2012

Steve is back in Mexico to find predators in paradise. He joins local wildlife expert Marco to search for the Morelet's crocodile before diving with bull sharks and visiting Yucatan's "Bat Volcano".

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S3.E14 ∙ Venezuela

Wed, Jun 06, 2012

Steve Backshall and his team go in search of an animal that has eluded the wildlife enthusiast his entire life - the jaguar. They then turn their attentions to the sea and the killer whale, witnessing its unique method of hunting.

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S3.E15 ∙ South America, Part 2

Thu, Jun 07, 2012

In Venezuela, Steve assists local conservationist Jack with collecting eggs from the nest of an aggressive but endangered Orinoco crocodile mother. In Brazil he hunts down the wolf fish and elusive jaguar.

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S3.E16 ∙ Sri Lanka, Part 1

Sun, Aug 19, 2012

Steve and his crew visit Sri Lanka for a rare encounter with the largest mammal on Earth, the blue whale. On land he comes face-to-face with a giant Asian elephant and finds two of Asia's deadliest snakes.

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S3.E17 ∙ Sri Lanka, Part 2

Mon, Aug 20, 2012

Continuing his search for Sri Lanka's deadliest animals, Steve lures out the shy mugger crocodile, goes fishing for the hook-nosed sea snake and tracks down a wild leopard.

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S3.E18 ∙ Southern States

Tue, Aug 21, 2012

In the Southern United States, Steve dives into the crystal clear waters of the Silver Springs River to swim with a wild Alligator and adds his first plant to the Deadly 60, a carnivorous Venus Flytrap.

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S3.E19 ∙ Florida

Wed, Aug 22, 2012

In Florida's swamps, Steve finds all kinds of aquatic reptiles and the unusual eel-like salamander, amphiuma. In the woods he joins snake expert Bruce Means on a search for the diamondback rattlesnake.

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S3.E20 ∙ Killer Shots

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

Steve shows off the wide array of camera technology used in order to capture the intricate shots of wildlife featured in Deadly 60. From the high speed Photron camera to the time lapse camera, and much more.

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S3.E21 ∙ Parasites

Fri, Aug 24, 2012

From leeches to tapeworms and cuckoos to mosquitoes Steve reveals the mind-boggling methods that parasites employ to survive, breed and feed by exploiting their animal and human hosts!

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S3.E22 ∙ Super Powers

Sun, Aug 26, 2012

Steve and his team combine various open air wildlife recording with a Manchester natural museum visit to demonstrate how various predators' physical superiority compared to humans amounts to superpowers obtained by anatomical evolution. The cheetah is designed for record land speed, the peregrine falcon for the aerodynamic equivalent. Animals also excel in sensory performances, such an a bear's smell, a chameleon's 360 degrees vision or focus when combining detached eyes, a bat's sonar-hearing, a seal's sensitive whiskers and a shark's additional electric sense.

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S3.E23 ∙ Deadly Neighbors

Mon, Aug 27, 2012

Steve's team looks at predators who wander or actually migrate into human living areas. Sometimes that's mutually beneficial, like falcons cleaning up monument-damaging pigeons. Sometimes it's barely visible, like foxes hunting rodents in sewers. Sometimes it's scary and dangerous, like alligators in swimming pools, snakes all over barefoot Indian farmers' villages or red-back spiders in Australian homes and gardens.

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S3.E25 ∙ Self Defence

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

In this Deadly 60 Special Steve takes a look at the incredible methods animals employ to protect themselves against predators.

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S3.E26 ∙ Endangered

Sun, Aug 26, 2012

Steve's team looks at endangered predators who may well face extinction, possibly in our lifetime, like the magnificent tiger or the rhinoceros. He points out some of the threats, including absurdities like the unscientific belief in medicinal powers, besides habitat destruction, 'sports' hunting and even attempts to eradicate as pests. Luckily conservation efforts, while meeting obstacles, make some progress and there are examples of remarkably peaceful human-animal coexistence, like hyenas are welcome in Abessynia's ancient city Harrar.

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