SeriesPG-13
Life
200950m84% score
Streaming now on Lumora
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.
Episodes
- E1 · Challenges of Life58mOct 11, 2009
A look at how some animals and plants go to extremes to give themselves a chance to breed.
- E2 · Reptiles and Amphibians58mOct 18, 2009
A look at the strategies used by reptiles and amphibians to conquer their shortcomings.
- E3 · Mammals59mOct 25, 2009
How mammals dominate the planet through having warm blood and by caring for their young.
- E4 · Fish58mNov 1, 2009
A look at various fish species including sea dragon, fringehead and Hawaiian goby.
- E5 · Birds58mNov 8, 2009
A slow-motion camera captures the unique flight of the Marvellous Spatuletail Hummingbird.
- E6 · Insects58mNov 15, 2009
Super-slow motion shows a bombardier beetle firing boiling liquid at its enemies.
- E7 · Hunters and Hunted58mNov 21, 2009
Unique footage of a killer whale engaging in sneaky behaviour to hunt elephant seal pups.
- E8 · Creatures of the Deep58mNov 29, 2009
A look at marine invertebrates, including Humboldt squid, starfish and giant octopuses.
- E9 · Plants58mDec 6, 2009
A look at plants and the ingenious and manipulative ways they counter life's challenges.
- E10 · Primates58mDec 13, 2009
Primates are just like humans - intelligent, quarrelsome, family-centred.
Cast
David Attenborough
Self - Narrator (voice)