David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities

Seeing the Pattern (1x5)

Air date: Feb 26, 2013

Zebra stripes vary subtly between the different species but there is one group of animals that has evolved colourful patterns of seemingly infinite variety, the butterflies. In this episode David looks at two examples of animal patterns that have bedazzled and baffled science for a long time, and uses modern tools to unlock their secrets.