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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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Broadcast Mon, 7 Nov 2011, 00:00 on BBC HD but not available on BBC iPlayer.

10/10. Primates are just like humans - intelligent, quarrelsome, family-centred.

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Forest treasures of West Papua

Programme maker Stephen Lyle ventures into the forests of West Papua to look for a small brown bird.

Earth explorers: follow Stephen's expedition to West Papua

Amazon under the skin

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.

Earth Explorers: Amazon stories

David Attenborough's favourite moments

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.

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Life: 60 second preview

Discover the extraordinary ends to which animals and plants go in order to survive.

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Australia's outback fortresses

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.

Earth explorers: free running wallabies

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