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A Living Fossil

Duration: 01:41

Sir David Attenborough goes back in time to the roots of the tree of life, in search of the very first animals. By using the example of a sea sponge, he looks at how cells clump together to form bodies.

Available since: Mon 8 Nov 2010

Credits

Series Producer
Anthony Geffen
Presenter
David Attenborough
Director
Martin Williams

This clip is from

David Attenborough's First Life Arrival

1/2 Sir David Attenborough's journey begins in a forest near his childhood home in Leicester.

First broadcast: 05 Nov 2010

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