David 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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7/10. Unique footage of a killer whale engaging in sneaky behaviour to hunt elephant seal pups.
Insects
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6/10. Super slow motion shows a bombardier beetle firing boiling liquid at its enemies.
Birds
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5/10. A slow-motion camera captures the unique flight of the marvellous spatuletail hummingbird.
Fish
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4/10. A look at various fish species including sea dragon, fringehead and Hawaiian goby.
Mammals
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3/10. How mammals dominate the planet through having warm blood and by caring for their young.
Programme maker Stephen Lyle ventures into the forests of West Papua to look for a small brown bird.
As the Life team hacked through swamp forest to film uakaris in the trees, deadly coral snakes sneaked into their kit and bot-fly maggots got under their skin.
Journey with Sir David Attenborough as he shares his favourite moments from the last 30 years of wildlife film making.
Dive into the BBC's archive, to find a wealth of video, sound, stories and breaking news.
Discover the extraordinary ends to which animals and plants go in order to survive.
One of Australia's most agile escape artists lives in the dramatic rock formations of New South Wales. The Life team went to Oxley Wild Rivers National Park to film them in action.
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