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S42E13

Meet the Raptors | Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers

Premiere: 4/10/2024 | 0:30 |

From giant eagles to miniature falconets, meet the many species of raptors. Explore how they survive winters, learn to hunt and undergo migrations. Their superpowers of flight, sight, hearing and smell give them dominance over the skies.

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About the Episode

United by a hooked beak, a set of razor-sharp talons, and a taste for flesh, raptors have conquered the globe from the African savannah to the high Arctic. Witness an insightful and spectacular celebration of these birds of prey and learn what makes them some of the world’s most successful predators in Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers.

Learn more about eagles, hawks, owls, and falcons as well as the lesser-known hunters such as secretary birds, caracaras, seriemas, and more. The two-part series also explores what the future holds for these remarkable birds in a rapidly changing world, due to habitat loss, climate change, persecution and pollution.

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PRODUCTION CREDITS

RAPTORS: A FISTFUL OF DAGGERS
EP 1: MEET THE RAPTORS

NARRATED BY
NYAMBI NYAMBI

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY
MATT HAMILTON

PHOTOGRAPHED BY
JOE SHELLY
GRAHAM HORDER
PRADEEP HEGDE
MATT HAMILTON
CHRIS WATTS
ALEX JOHNSTON
DAWSON DUNNING
OTMAR PENKER

ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY
TOM STROJNIK
ALBET MAULANA

EDITOR
MATT HAMILTON

ONLINE EDITOR
ALEXIS MOFFATT

COLORIST
SIMON BLAND

POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISORS
PATSY HAYDEN
BOBBY TUTTON

SOUND EDITOR
GEORGE FRY

DUBBING MIXER
RICHARD LAMBERT

COMPOSER
BARNABY TAYLOR

SCIENTIFIC ADVISER
SHANE MCPHERSON

FIXERS
PELEVIZO MEYASE
LAHUKA INDONESIA EKSPEDISI
SOUTH AFRICAN NATURAL HISTORY UNIT
NATURAL HISTORY BRAZIL PRODUCTIONS

FIELD ASSISTANTS
CAMILLE FRITSCH
ATAM KONYAK
MATEUS MONT’ALVÃO

ARCHIVE
GETTY IMAGES

FILMING ASSISTANCE FURNISHED BY
LLOYD AND ROSE BUCK
LEIV ARNE ÅKSET
TURTLE BAY EXPLORATION PARK
MINISTER OF EDUCATION, CULTURE, RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

SPECIAL THANKS
ANDRÉ CASTRO
CARYL CROMBRINK
MIKE LANGE
NAGALAND FOREST DEPARTMENT
OLD AREE VILLAGE, NAGALAND

FOR TERRA MATER STUDIOS

PRODUCTION MANAGER
TRAUDE GARTNER

LINE PRODUCER
ROMAN LANDAUER

UNIT MANAGER
DINAH CZEZIK-MÜLLER

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
MARTIN MÉSZÁROS
SABINE HOLZER

FOR NATURE

SERIES EDITOR
JANET HESS

SENIOR PRODUCER
LAURA METZGER LYNCH

SUPERVISING PRODUCER
JAYNE JUN

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
JAMES F. BURKE

LEGAL COUNSEL
BLANCHE ROBERTSON

DIGITAL LEAD
DANIELLE BROZA

DIGITAL PRODUCER
AMANDA SCHMIDT

SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR
KAREN HO

AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT
CHELSEY SAATKAMP

BUDGET CONTROLLER
JAYNE LISI

ONLINE EDITOR
STACEY DOUGLASS MOVERLEY

RE-RECORDING MIXER
JON BERMAN

ORIGINAL EPISODE PRODUCTION FUNDING PROVIDED IN PART BY
Arlene and Milton D. Berkman

ORIGINAL SERIES PRODUCTION FUNDING PROVIDED IN PART BY
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Arnhold Foundation
The Fairweather Foundation
Kate W. Cassidy Foundation
Charles Rosenblum
Kathy Chiao and Ken Hao
Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III
Filomen M. D’Agostino Foundation
Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust
Gregg Peters Monsees Foundation
Koo and Patricia Yuen
Sandra Atlas Bass

SERIES PRODUCER
BILL MURPHY

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
FRED KAUFMAN

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