Synopsis
The spy creatures infiltrate a hippo pod, a nursery of red flying foxes and the secret world of pygmy forest elephants.
- Programme: Spy in the Wild
- Series: 2
- Episode: 1: The Tropics
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2020
- Biology | Ecology
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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