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Rodents like rats, mice and squirrels are the most numerous mammals on the planet. In this documentary, David Attenborough reveals how their chisel-sharp front teeth help them to make homes, live underground, store food, and breed prolifically. He looks at agouti, desert kangaroo rat, grey squirrel, and naked mole-rat food collection techniques; marmot hibernation; beaver dam construction; porcupine and ground squirrel defense strategies; mouse reproduction;...
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In this documentary, David Attenborough examines adaptations, lifestyles, and hunting strategies of the two main carnivore groups: cats and dogs. In the far north, the arctic fox hunts during summer and buries surplus food to survive the winter. In southern climates, leopards and tigers have become solitary hunters relying on stealth and surprise to catch their next meal. Wolves and lions work in teams and family groups to tackle larger prey and protect...
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From rough seas to crystal clear waters of the Florida springs, David Attenborough swims with sea otters and dives with manatees, as he follows those mammals that left dry land millions of years ago and returned to the water to feed. He sails in the Pacific Ocean to find the largest mammal that has ever lived on this planet, the blue whale, a hundred feet or thirty meters long. He also witnesses a pod of high-speed dolphins pursuing their fish dinner....
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Heavily armored, indigestible and even poisonous, plants pose problems for some of our biggest predators. David Attenborough explores why eating plants is one of the greatest challenges for the planet's mammals, and how herbivores have adapted to plant defenses. Learn how the tapir of the South American jungle visits secret clay licks in search of a natural antidote, the pika of the Canadian Rockies exploits poisons as a natural preservative, and...
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In this program, David Attenborough learns about our closest animal relatives, intelligent great apes, and how their large brains enabled one species to dominate the planet. David meets an orangutan with a passion for DIY and rowing boats in Borneo. In Africa, he takes part in a nut-cracking lesson with a group of chimps learning survival skills. Filmed for the first time, Ngogo chimps hunt monkeys to supplement their vegetarian diet. David meets...
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In this documentary, David Attenborough examines descendants of the first mammals to develop during the dinosaur age. By eating insects, they were able to extend their territory and adapt to water and flight habitats. Shrews closely resemble their ancestors, and imitate their foraging hunting techniques. Moles have moved underground, and elephant shrews evade predators by sprinting through a well maintained trail network. Insect hunters that grew...
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David Attenborough takes us up close, climbing high into the canopy himself, to meet mammals that have adapted to living in treetops. Meerkats regularly climb small trees to scout for danger, while gibbons live one hundred feet or more above the forest floor. "Life in the Trees" is full of strange and unfamiliar animals, such as the Indian slender loris and the fossa, Madagascar's largest arboreal predator, both filmed for the first time in the wild....
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David Attenborough meets the omnivores - the opportunists. They are nature's generalists but each is equipped with specialized skills. North American raccoons use their sense of touch to find food in murky streams at night. The babirusa from Sulawesi uses its sense of smell to locate the smallest amount of fallen fruit in its dense forest habitat. Skunks descend into hostile cave environments to feed on baby bats that have fallen from the cave ceilings....