Life - 2. Reptiles and Amphibians
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Life - 2. Reptiles and Amphibians
The pebble toad turns into a rubber ball to roll and bounce from its enemies. Extreme slow-motion shows how a Jesus Christ lizard runs on water, and how a chameleon fires an extendible tongue at its prey with unfailing accuracy. The camera dives with a Niuean sea snake, which must breed on land but avoids predators by swimming to an air bubble at the end of an underwater tunnel. In a TV first, Komodo dragons hunt a huge water-buffalo, biting it to inject venom, then waiting for weeks until it dies. Ten dragons strip the carcass to the bone in four hours. (R)
- Broadcast on:
- BBC HD, 12:00am Monday 26th October 2009
- First broadcast:
- Monday 19th October 2009
- Duration:
- 60 minutes
- Available until:
- 8:59pm Monday 21st December 2009
- Categories:
Credits:
- Narrator
- David Attenborough
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