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Red Stag Rut
Documentary about the annual autumn red deer rut in the New Forest, a wildlife spectacle that can end in epic battles between the largest males.
Documentary about the annual autumn red deer rut in the New Forest, a wildlife spectacle that can end in epic battles between the largest males.
As the weather cools, herds of females are joined by the stags, pumped full of male hormones and ready to fight for mating rights. Their roars are meant to intimidate, but if this doesn't work, the sound of antlers clashing echoes through the forest as the rut reaches its peak.
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Thu 4 Apr 2024
19:00
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Producer | Robert Yeoman |
Series Producer | Wendy Darke |
Broadcasts
- Wed 14 Dec 2005 20:50麻豆官网首页入口 Two England, Northern Ireland, Scotland & Northern Ireland (Analogue) only
- Tue 3 Apr 2007 21:50麻豆官网首页入口 Two except East, Wales & Yorkshire
- Sun 30 Nov 2014 19:50
- Sun 7 Feb 2016 19:50
- Thu 4 Apr 2024 19:00