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life-in-the-undergrowth-1e02-taking-to-the-air ThumbnailLife in the Undergrowth Season 1 Episode 02 (Taking to the Air)
Added: Friday, Aug-06-2010
From the stunning aerobatics of hoverflies in a Bristol garden to the mass migration of purple crow butterflies in Taiwan, this programme tells the story of the winged insects, the first-ever creatu...more.
life-in-the-undergrowth-1e04-intimate-relations ThumbnailLife in the Undergrowth Season 1 Episode 04 (Intimate Relations)
Added: Friday, Aug-06-2010
David Attenborough turns his attention to the intriguing network of partnerships that invertebrates have developed with each other and with plants. He reveals how the world's smallest insect, the fa...more.
life-on-earth-1e11-the-hunters-and-hunted ThumbnailLife on Earth Season 1 Episode 11 (The Hunters and Hunted)
Added: Friday, Aug-06-2010
Explore the eternal duel between the hunters and the hunted - one of the driving forces of evolution. As the hunters develop speed and cunning, the prey becomes increasingly fast and wary in order t...more.
life-on-earth-1e12-life-in-the-trees ThumbnailLife on Earth Season 1 Episode 12 (Life in the Trees)
Added: Friday, Aug-06-2010
David Attenborough's now legendary encounter with young gorillas is featured in this episode as he looks at the history of primates, whose ancestors sought their fortune in the treetops. There they ...more.
life-on-earth-1e05-the-conquest-of-the-waters ThumbnailLife on Earth Season 1 Episode 05 (The Conquest of the Waters)
Added: Friday, Aug-06-2010
A look at some of the 30,000 species of fish which exist in populations of billions. They can fly, produce electricity, survive in hot soda lakes or under the Antarctic ice. Some, like the salmon, e...more.
life-on-earth-1e02-building-bodies ThumbnailLife on Earth Season 1 Episode 02 (Building Bodies)
Added: Friday, Aug-06-2010
This episode explores the various sea-living invertebrates, form the shores of Moroccco to Delaware Bay.
life-on-earth-1e01-the-infinite-variety ThumbnailLife on Earth Season 1 Episode 01 (The Infinite Variety)
Added: Friday, Aug-06-2010
This episode explores the variety of nature as a whole, from the South American rainforests to the shores of Australia.
life-on-earth-1e08-lords-of-the-air ThumbnailLife on Earth Season 1 Episode 08 (Lords of the Air)
Added: Friday, Aug-06-2010
We examine the uses and advantages of birds' unique possession - the feather. Feathers are insulators; they provide the surface of the most perfect aerofoils known - bird's wings; and they play a ce...more.
life-on-earth-1e10-theme-and-variation ThumbnailLife on Earth Season 1 Episode 10 (Theme and Variation)
Added: Friday, Aug-06-2010
A look at some of the huge variety of mammals. Bats number over a thousand species, many hunt insects, some sip nectar, drink blood, and even catch fish. Contrast those which use sonar with the grea...more.
life-on-earth-1e03-the-first-forests ThumbnailLife on Earth Season 1 Episode 03 (The First Forests)
Added: Friday, Aug-06-2010
Over 400 million years ago, tiny plants began to invade the land, followed by the first animals - the ancestors of scorpions, millipedes and insects.
life-on-earth-1e09-the-rise-of-the-mammals ThumbnailLife on Earth Season 1 Episode 09 (The Rise of the Mammals)
Added: Friday, Aug-06-2010
A look at the evolution of mammals from reptiles 200 million years ago. This remarkable transition involved the development of mechanisms for regulating body temperature, for allowing the young to d...more.
life-on-earth-1e06-invasion-of-the-land ThumbnailLife on Earth Season 1 Episode 06 (Invasion of the Land)
Added: Friday, Aug-06-2010
Some 350 million years ago, evolution reached one of its most crucial stages when fish crawled from water onto the land and became amphibians. Today, newts, salamanders, toads and frogs still surviv...more.
life-on-earth-1e13-the-compulsive-communicators ThumbnailLife on Earth Season 1 Episode 13 (The Compulsive Communicators)
Added: Friday, Aug-06-2010
A look for crucial clues that help to explain how and why we have come to dominate life on Earth. He traces back the African origins of humans to nearly three million years ago, and along the way he...more.
life-on-earth-1e07-a-watertight-skin ThumbnailLife on Earth Season 1 Episode 07 (A Watertight Skin)
Added: Friday, Aug-06-2010
A look at the history of reptiles, the first back-boned creatures to solve the problems of living high and dry on the land. Their waterproofed skin and sealed eggs enabled the mighty reptiles to rul...more.
life-on-earth-1e04-the-swarming-hordes ThumbnailLife on Earth Season 1 Episode 04 (The Swarming Hordes)
Added: Friday, Aug-06-2010
The role of a few of the millions of insect species, some of which have developed extremely close relationships with plants. Insects pollinate flowers and in some cases neither flower nor insect can...more.
the-private-life-of-plants-1e06-surviving ThumbnailThe Private Life of Plants Season 1 Episode 06 (Surviving)
Added: Monday, Aug-02-2010
This episode examines the ways in which plants have adapted to survive in the harshest climates on Earth. Whether in the driest, hottest deserts or the coldest Arctic wastes, plants have come up wit...more.
the-private-life-of-plants-1e02-growing ThumbnailThe Private Life of Plants Season 1 Episode 02 (Growing)
Added: Monday, Aug-02-2010
This episode examines the ways in which plants defend themselves against animals, and grow in search of sunlight, nutrients and water, all the elements needed to survive.
the-private-life-of-plants-1e04-the-social-struggle ThumbnailThe Private Life of Plants Season 1 Episode 04 (The Social Struggle)
Added: Monday, Aug-02-2010
This episode examines the ways in which plants have to fight to survive, using any means available, be it excessive growth, capitalising on disaster or even courting.
the-private-life-of-plants-1e01-travelling ThumbnailThe Private Life of Plants Season 1 Episode 01 (Travelling)
Added: Monday, Aug-02-2010
Using time-lapse photography this episode examines the ways in which plants travel from place to place in search of a new area to grow in.
the-private-life-of-plants-1e05-living-together ThumbnailThe Private Life of Plants Season 1 Episode 05 (Living Together)
Added: Monday, Aug-02-2010
This episode examines the ways in which plants live together and rely on each other. Whether living together in harmony, relying on each other for homes, protection or food, or living off each other...more.
the-private-life-of-plants-1e03-flowering ThumbnailThe Private Life of Plants Season 1 Episode 03 (Flowering)
Added: Monday, Aug-02-2010
This episode examines the ways in which plants procreate. Examining how plants use brightly coloured flowers and sweet scents to lure animals to them so they can spread their seeds to other flowers....more.
life-in-the-freezer-1e05-the-big-freeze ThumbnailLife in the Freezer Season 1 Episode 05 (The Big Freeze)
Added: Saturday, Jul-31-2010
Winter is the big challenge for all life in the extreme south. Most species head further north but two have adapted to live out the worst of the cold on the continent itself. Weddel seals pup and th...more.
life-in-the-freezer-1e01-the-bountiful-sea ThumbnailLife in the Freezer Season 1 Episode 01 (The Bountiful Sea)
Added: Saturday, Jul-31-2010
Takes place mostly north of the permanent ice but starts off with an explanation of how ice controls everything. From there, the food chain is examined and, in the Antarctic, that almost always lead...more.
life-in-the-freezer-1e06-footsteps-in-the-snow ThumbnailLife in the Freezer Season 1 Episode 06 (Footsteps in the Snow)
Added: Saturday, Jul-31-2010
Man is a latecomer to the far south. This episode goes over some very brief points of the original explorations and then examines how man has had to adapt to live and work down there. It also provid...more.
life-in-the-freezer-1e02-the-ice-retreats ThumbnailLife in the Freezer Season 1 Episode 02 (The Ice Retreats)
Added: Saturday, Jul-31-2010
Each year, the ice retreats south and this allows most of the wildlife to begin its mating cycles. Even species that are mostly marine need land for mating and real estate is at a premium as are fem...more.
life-in-the-freezer-1e03-the-race-to-breed ThumbnailLife in the Freezer Season 1 Episode 03 (The Race to Breed)
Added: Saturday, Jul-31-2010
For a species to succeed, it must be able to reproduce. This is no easy matter in any environment but the rigors of the polar environment just add to the difficulty. The various species have differi...more.
life-in-the-freezer-1e04-the-door-closes ThumbnailLife in the Freezer Season 1 Episode 04 (The Door Closes)
Added: Saturday, Jul-31-2010
As winter gets closer, the wildlife in the Antarctic has to prepare for the long and cold times ahead. The last of the kids have to be made somewhat self sufficient and everyone has to get where the...more.
the-life-of-birds-1e06-signals-and-songs ThumbnailThe Life of Birds Season 1 Episode 06 (Signals and Songs)
Added: Saturday, Jul-31-2010
A look at the way birds communicate. The program shows us how calls of warning can unite a community of birds against a larger predator and how other calls may be used to attract mates.

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