Pearl has an entertaining programme called Animal Face Off. The programme involves zoologists, animal trainers, wildlife vets, animatronics designers, biomechanical engineers, computer animators, etc. In each espisode, they pick 2 kinds of wild animals, analyze their anatomical differences, build metal replicas, perform bio-mechanical tests and then end with a dramatic cyber fight. It's more entertaining instead of scientific or educational, but the comparisons do widen my horizons. For instance (source:
http://pearl.tvb.com),
1. Lion vs Tiger - lions live in Africa and tigers live in Asia. However, the world's last population of Asiatic lions lives in the Gir National Park in northern India, only 200 miles away from the nearest tigers.
2. Saltwater crocodile vs Great white shark - The saltwater crocodile is the largest reptile on the planet. The great white shark is the world's largest predatory shark.
3. Wolf vs Cougar - The cougar is a highly specialized hunter with a whopping 85% hit rate. Wolves have a hit rate below 10%, but a single pack will catch and eat almost 45 tons of meat each year.
4. Hippo vs Bull shark - Hippos are reported to kill more humans than any other animals in Africa. Bull sharks are blamed for more attacks on humans than any other species of shark.
