MUMBAI: Discovery Channel?s series Body Bizarre, moves across the globe in hunt of extraordinary individuals living with some of the planet?s most inexplicable, remarkable and thought-provoking medical anomalies that have even mystified the world?s finest doctors and experts.

The six-part special series, Body Bizarre, will hit the television screens every Monday to Friday at 10 pm starting 13 May only on Discovery Channel.

From India to Indonesia, China to Ethiopia, the Dominican Republic, Hawaii, the United Kingdom, Texas Body Bizarre reveals the real human stories behind the headlines and brings to light what life is really like for these people whose lives have been afflicted by physically and emotionally horrifying syndromes.

The series covers the anomalies of five Indians from Bihar, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

A woman who constantly cries and sweats blood, Indonesia?s infamous cigarette-smoking toddler, a little girl who is a human octopus in India, a werewolf girl in Thailand, a 31 year old woman trapped in the body of a baby, a footless football sensation, a furry monkey girl in China, an Indonesian boy with snake-like skin, a man with a hole in his face and an Ethiopian girl born with an extra body are some of the individuals whose rare unpleasant conditions have made them shy away from human contact.

Body Bizarre features stripped down interviews with these individuals, their family, friends and doctors who analysis and attempts to treat their rare conditions. Sometimes, they require surgery so complicated and demanding that the odds of survival are stacked against them.

Despite the massive challenges they face, with modern medicine, the dedication of medical teams, the love of their family and friends and most importantly, their powerful passion for life, these strong individuals push themselves not only for the purpose of survival, but to shine and inspire as well.