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NATURE: BIG LITTLE JOURNEYS: Bloodlines

Water vole in Cairngorms, Scotland. This female is surveying her territory from one of the many entrances to her burrow. Water voles excavate a network of tunnels and chambers in soft soil, using their strong, enamel-coated incisor teeth and sharp claws.
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Water vole in Cairngorms, Scotland. This female is surveying her territory from one of the many entrances to her burrow. Water voles excavate a network of tunnels and chambers in soft soil, using their strong, enamel-coated incisor teeth and sharp claws.

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In Madagascar, a match-stick sized chameleon goes on an epic journey to find a mate and lay eggs before it’s too late. A water vole in the Scottish Highlands swims a lake, climbs a waterfall and scales a mountain to find a place to raise her pups on BIG LITTLE JOURNEYS "Bloodlines."

In Madagascar’s Kirindy Forest, a matchstick-sized chameleon goes on an epic journey through high trees and ground floors to find a mate and lay eggs before it’s too late. A water vole in the Scottish Highlands swims a lake, climbs a waterfall and scales a mountain also to find a suitor and a place to raise her pups.

About The Series: Small animals must sometimes make epic journeys to find a home or a mate. While the distances may not seem monumental to us, grasses appear like skyscrapers and raindrops fall as big as cars to these little creatures.

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On NATURE: BIG LITTLE JOURNEYS, meet six heroic, tiny travelers – a turtle, a bushbaby, a pangolin, a lion tamarin, a water vole and a chameleon – risking it all to complete big journeys against the odds. Working with scientists and conservationists around the world and using the latest camera technology, this series captures insights into the lives of the small but mighty. Each episode explores the journeys of two distinctive little animals.

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On her quest for a new home, the water vole encounters a body of water. In the cold waters beneath her, monsters lurk.

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A female chameleon draws the attention of two males. They must battle it out to prove their worth to her.

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