Life

Life

2009DocumentaryTV-G1 Season10 Episodes

David Attenborough looks at the extraordinary ends to which animals and plants go in order to survive. Featuring epic spectacles, amazing TV firsts and examples of new wildlife behaviour.

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

10 Episodes • 2009

Episodes - Season 1

Challenges of Life

1. Challenges of Life

58m

A look at how some animals and plants go to extremes to give themselves a chance to breed.

Reptiles and Amphibians

2. Reptiles and Amphibians

58m

A look at the strategies used by reptiles and amphibians to conquer their shortcomings.

Mammals

3. Mammals

59m

How mammals dominate the planet through having warm blood and by caring for their young.

Fish

4. Fish

58m

A look at various fish species including sea dragon, fringehead and Hawaiian goby.

Birds

5. Birds

58m

A slow-motion camera captures the unique flight of the Marvellous Spatuletail Hummingbird.

Insects

6. Insects

58m

Super-slow motion shows a bombardier beetle firing boiling liquid at its enemies.

Hunters and Hunted

7. Hunters and Hunted

58m

Unique footage of a killer whale engaging in sneaky behaviour to hunt elephant seal pups.

Creatures of the Deep

8. Creatures of the Deep

58m

A look at marine invertebrates, including Humboldt squid, starfish and giant octopuses.

Plants

9. Plants

58m

A look at plants and the ingenious and manipulative ways they counter life's challenges.

Primates

10. Primates

58m

Primates are just like humans - intelligent, quarrelsome, family-centred.

Created by: Martha Holmes

Top Cast

David Attenborough

David Attenborough

Self - Narrator (voice)

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

Self - Narrator, U.S. Broadcast (voice)

Available on: BBC One

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