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David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities Season 2 Episode 10

“Magical Appearances” explores how swallows magically appear each spring and asks how did complex and beautiful insects like butterflies suddenly arrive in the summer.

The discovery of the swallow’s epic migration and the revelation that butterflies could metamorphose into totally different looking adults were scientific stories both cloaked in mystery and controversy.

Episode Title: Magical Appearances

Air Date: 2014-03-18