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The Trials of Life
The Trials of Life Episodes
12. Continuing The Line
David Attenborough looks at the many and varied ways that animals ensure their genes are passed on to the next generation. Creatures will go to any lengths in order to make babi ...
25-10-2014
BBC 2
Courting
David Attenborough examines courtship rituals and the many techniques employed to attract a mate in the animal kingdom.
18-10-2014
BBC 2
Talking To Strangers
David Attenborough examines methods of communication in the animal kingdom, including screaming birds in the rainforest and amorous fish in San Francisco Bay.
18-10-2014
BBC 2
Friends And Rivals
David Attenborough examines how recognising friends and respecting the power of rivals is vital.
04-10-2014
BBC 2
Fighting
Fight or flee? Resist or surrender? Aggression is widespread in animals. However, risking injury is the last resort. Presented by Sir David Attenborough.
04-10-2014
BBC 2
Living Together
David Attenborough looks at how animals form partnerships. Birds rid larger animals of itchy hangers-on, hermit crabs enlist stinging anemones to repel octopuses.
27-09-2014
BBC 2
Home Making
David Attenborough looks at how animals build their homes, revealing how they manage to keep out the elements and unwanted visitors.
27-09-2014
BBC 2
Finding The Way
From an acute sense of smell to the use of electric fields and echolocation, David Attenborough looks at how creatures find their way around the earth.
20-09-2014
BBC 2
Hunting And Escaping
David Attenborough looks at life-and-death duels which are fought daily in the wild, using traps and lures, warnings and deception, ambush and camouflage.
20-09-2014
BBC 2
Finding Food
David Attenborough looks at the ingenious ways animals solve the problem of finding food, discovering that it is a devious business requiring exploitation and theft.
13-09-2014
BBC 2
Growing Up
David Attenborough looks at the problems of bringing up youngsters and finds that nature's answers are as varied as those in human societies.
13-09-2014
BBC 2