The Most Extreme

- Season 1

(2002)

At 60 mph, the cheetah is fast, but watch these other speedy creatures fly! The basilisk lizard runs so fast that it can walk on water and the ostrich is just about the fastest animal on two legs. Meet the most extreme of the speedsters.

Some animals are extreme in the amount of young they can produce, while others create some of the biggest babies on earth! Join Animal Planet for a countdown to the most extreme births from the Tasmanian Devil to the Kiwi.

Nobody likes a cheater, but in the natural world it's the cheaters that get ahead of the game. Animals use camouflage and false signals to lure prey close so they can move in for the kill.

Could you hang with the world's best survivors? From cockroaches withstanding 200 times more radiation than humans, to emperor penguins standing still in icy winds for 65 days, animals awe us with their amazing survival abilities.

Meet animals with jumping power that can put NBA pros to shame. Sure, rabbits can hop, but the klipspringer can out-jump any bunny. Prepare to be amazed as little-known creatures rise to the top of the list when it comes to jumping ability.

Some animals are so greedy that they put pigs to shame. Tiger sharks swim around with just about anything in their stomachs and the Tasmanian Devil can swallow 40% of its body weight in a half-hour. That's like eating 216 hamburgers for lunch!

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Prepare for action, because we're going head to head with the best warriors in the natural world. From bull elephant seals and powerful polar bears, to bugs with a black-belt, these contenders are not to be messed with.

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Get pumped, because we're raising the bar on the strongest animals on the planet. Which animal will make it to the top spot? Will it be the gorilla that lifts the equivalent of two cars, or perhaps the bird that can carry four times its own weight?

Who's the number one biting horror on the planet? Will it be the naked mole rat chewing through concrete, or the funnelweb spider sinking its fangs through your thumbnail? Perhaps even the tiny mosquito has the deadliest bite in the world! Find out!

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