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Water Worlds

Season 1 Episode 2 | 55m 55s

Sir David Attenborough explores bizarre and beautiful water plants, which use nature's super-glue, counting, and killer spikes to get a leaf up. Some escape from animals by rolling away while others create bubbles in a magical river in Brazil.

Aired: 07/12/22 | Expires: 07/02/24
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