Life In The Snow

Life In The Snow

In a seasonal special, Gordon Buchanan meets the animals who live in nature's winter wonderlands.

2016•58m•8.2/10

Documentary

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8.2/10(4)

In a seasonal special, Gordon Buchanan meets the animals who live in nature's winter wonderlands. He reveals their survival secrets, from the polar bear mother who gives her cubs the best possible start in life to the owl that finds food hidden beneath a blanket of snow, plus the plucky penguins that huddle together to keep warm. Gordon also unwraps the lives of our favourite Christmas characters - those wonderful reindeer and our very own robin redbreast!

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Gordon Buchanan

Gordon Buchanan

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