I’ve only seen a few episodes so far, but from what I have seen, “Planet Earth 2” has gone above and beyond the standards it established in the first season.

There have been many amazing sights this season, ranging from surprising creatures to incredibly intense and epic battles for survival to humorous mishaps to adorable animal babies (which, even though humans are technically animals, human babies could never compare to something like a baby goat, no way).

Among these sights is some footage of creatures that have rarely, if ever before, been filmed — like snow leopards.

So far, a few episodes in, everything was plausible, acceptable, if spectacular.

However, when it came to jungles and a particular creature, I was incredulous.

In the episode, it featured (among other critters) dolphins.

But not just any dolphins, no. These dolphins were not the usual ocean-dwellers...they were JUNGLE DOLPHINS.

WHAT.

I was truly amazed. Apparently, this particular species of dolphin (the Araguaia river dolphin, that is) lives in the water that floods the jungle floor due to heavy rains, and thanks to the resulting murky water, they are blind.

Thanks to an article I read about the dolphins, I ran across a snippet of information relating not to the dolphins, but the folks who captured them on film.

Evidently, those dedicated souls camped on a tiny island whilst collecting footage, and among the other beings they had to share it with were "spiders the size of the palm of your hand who somehow managed to get into the mosquito nets and crawl across your face in the night."

I must say, I am exceedingly grateful that I can enjoy the wondrous jungle dolphins from the comfort of my palm-sized-spider-free home. Those folks deserve medals.

In addition to the benefit of being able to enjoy the good stuff, aka the dolphins sans spiders, science (via a study done at UC Berkeley) says that watching nature documentaries "significantly boosts our happiness and reduces stress and anxiety."

So, if you haven't yet seen "Planet Earth," I highly recommend you do so. Plus, I have conveniently provided an excuse invested with the authority of science to spend the time you may have spent elsewhere watching this fantastic show.