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Part 5: The Eel, The Ostrich, The Capybara, The Human
Writer Katherine Rundell explores the lives of four endangered creatures through stories that connect natural history, science, myth and culture.
Part 5 of this omnibus edition of A Carnival of Animals features the eel, a creature with a mysterious life cycle and a dramatic decline; The ostrich, the world’s largest bird, built for speed and power yet vulnerable to human impact; The capybara, the world’s biggest rodent, thriving in some places and threatened in others; and finally, the series closes with the human - how our role in the planet’s crisis and the choices that could shape its future.
Written and presented by Katherine Rundell
Produced for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Audio in Bristol by Natalie Donovan and Sophie Anton.
Last on
Fri 21 Nov 2025
13:45
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio 4
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- Fri 21 Nov 2025 13:45Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio 4