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Life : Season 1
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Air date: 11 Oct '09 - 10 episodesDavid 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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List of Episodes (10)
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Life (2009)
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1. Challenges of Life
11 Oct '09A look at how some animals and plants go to extremes to give themselves a chance to breed.
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2. Reptiles and Amphibians
18 Oct '09A look at the strategies used by reptiles and amphibians to conquer their shortcomings.
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3. Mammals
25 Oct '09How mammals dominate the planet through having warm blood and by caring for their young.
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4. Fish
01 Nov '09A look at various fish species including sea dragon, fringehead and Hawaiian goby.
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5. Birds
08 Nov '09A slow-motion camera captures the unique flight of the Marvellous Spatuletail Hummingbird.
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6. Insects
15 Nov '09Super-slow motion shows a bombardier beetle firing boiling liquid at its enemies.
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7. Hunters and Hunted
21 Nov '09Unique footage of a killer whale engaging in sneaky behaviour to hunt elephant seal pups.
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8. Creatures of the Deep
29 Nov '09A look at marine invertebrates, including Humboldt squid, starfish and giant octopuses.
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9. Plants
06 Dec '09A look at plants and the ingenious and manipulative ways they counter life's challenges.
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10. Primates
13 Dec '09Primates are just like humans - intelligent, quarrelsome, family-centred.
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