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Challenges of Life

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David Attenborough examines how living long enough to breed is a monumental struggle, and how many animals and plants go to extremes to give themselves a chance.

In nature, living long enough to breed is a monumental struggle. Many animals and plants go to extremes to give themselves a chance.

Uniquely, three brother cheetahs band together to bring down a huge ostrich. Aerial photography reveals how bottle-nosed dolphins trap fish in a ring of mud, and time-lapse cameras show how the Venus flytrap ensnares insect victims.

The strawberry frog carries a tadpole high into a tree and drops it in a water-filled bromeliad. The frog must climb back from the ground every day to feed it.

Fledgling chinstrap penguins undertake a heroic and tragic journey through the broken ice to get out to sea. Many can barely swim and the formidable leopard seal lies in wait.

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Tue 1 Oct 2024 19:00
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  • Challenges of Life

    Opening titles

    Duration: 00:18

  • Hunting

    Duration: 10:18

  • Escaping the Threat

    Duration: 06:31

  • Food Gathering

    Duration: 06:23

  • Attracting a Mate

    Duration: 09:30

  • Motherly Love

    Duration: 07:26

  • Parenting Techniques

    Duration: 07:29

  • Life on Location

    Duration: 10:33

Credits

Narrator David Attenborough
Director Martha Holmes
Executive Producer Michael Gunton

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