Life - 4. Fish
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Life - 4. Fish
The beautiful weedy sea dragon looks like a creature from a fairytale, and the male protects their eggs by carrying them on his tail for months. The sarcastic fringehead, meanwhile, appears to turn its head inside out when it fights.
Slow-motion cameras show the flying fish gliding through the air like a flock of birds and capture the world's fastest swimmer, the sailfish, plucking sardines from a shoal at 70 mph. And the tiny Hawaiian goby undertakes one of nature's most daunting journeys, climbing a massive waterfall to find safe pools for breeding.
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- Broadcast on:
- BBC HD, 12:00am Monday 9th November 2009
- First broadcast:
- Monday 2nd November 2009
- Duration:
- 60 minutes
- Available until:
- 9:59pm Monday 21st December 2009
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