Check out the insane life cycle of a dragonfly!

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Dive into the mysteries of a Greenland Shark!

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What if your child wasn’t really yours… and you didn’t notice until it was far too late?
In today’s episode of Animal Uncovered, we delve into one of evolution’s most cunning strategies: brood parasitism. Where animals trick other species into raising their young.

They weigh less than a paperclip. They travel thousands of miles. And somehow, they remember places they’ve never been.In this mesmerizing episode of Animal Uncovered, we follow the unbelievable life of the monarch butterfly, an insect so delicate and beautiful, yet built for one of the most extreme migrations on Earth. From a single milkweed leaf to the forests of Mexico, the monarch’s story is one of transformation, endurance, and a biological memory that defies logic.

It never grows up. It can regrow its own brain. And it lives with a permanent smile.

In this episode of Animal Uncovered, we dive into the surreal life of the axolotl — a creature that defies almost every biological rule. Discover how it reaches sexual maturity without ever becoming an adult, how it heals from injuries that would destroy other animals, and how it's guiding scientists toward new breakthroughs in regeneration.

Once sacred to the Aztecs and now nearly extinct in the wild, the axolotl is both ancient mystery and modern marvel — an evolutionary outlier that might just hold the keys to human healing.

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At the bottom of the ocean, where sunlight cannot reach, love takes a bizarre and haunting form. Meet the anglerfish—part hunter, part lure, part unwilling host. From glowing traps to parasitic mating, this episode uncovers one of the most surreal mating systems nature has ever devised.

They live underground for 17 years—then rise in a synchronized explosion of wings, sound, and sacrifice. This is the story of the periodical cicada: a creature whose life is guided by prime numbers and whose emergence transforms entire ecosystems. Follow their strange, rhythmic journey through time.

Beneath the waves lives a creature so intelligent, so alien, and so tragic, its story feels like science fiction. From shape-shifting predators to self-sacrificing mothers, the octopus's life is short—but astonishingly complex. In this episode, we dive into the secrets of its birth, intelligence, mating rituals, and one of the most heartbreaking deaths in the animal kingdom.