''Chasing Nature'' is a

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series on

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. On the show, teams of

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students compete to create devices that simulate the abilities of animals. Episodes include simulating bat

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and a bird's

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. It premiered in December 2005. Self-driving car engineer

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competed in an episode. The show, filmed in Australia, was described in

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as "''Survivor'' for really, really, smart people".

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