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National Geographic Animal Autopsy Whale

Animal Autopsy, which has been made in co-operation with the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) based at the University of London, will use dissection, CGI and wildlife photography to reveal from the inside out how millions of years of evolution has changed certain animals. It will explore why they turned out the way did and how their bodies adapted to survive.

The series will focus on four species – elephant, giraffe, crocodile and whale – and discover how each creature has been able to thrive in their environments. Experts will for example look at whether the giraffe’s neck evolved to help them feed on higher leaves or as a weapon to win a mate and how crocodiles were able to develop so they can lie in wait for their prey with just eyes and nostrils above the water. The series centrepiece appears to be an on-location dissection of a 16-tonne, 65-foot fin whale.

Professor Alun Williams, Professor of Pathology and Infectious Diseases at the RVC, who appears in the series, said: “Maximising the educational value of the post-mortems through the series will help in extending the knowledge of anatomy and pathology for those in the veterinary and science sectors, for animal keepers and for the general public.”

Read more at Suite101: Channel 4 Science Documentary Animal Autopsy: Four Part Series to see the effect of Evolution in Wildlife