Aired Tuesday 1 October, 7:00pm - 8:00pmon BBC Four HD

Life

Series 1 Episode 1: Challenges of Life

In nature, living long enough to breed is a monumental struggle, and many animals and plants go to extremes to give themselves a chance. Three brother cheetahs band together to bring down a huge ostrich, bottle-nosed dolphins trap fish in a ring of mud, the strawberry frog carries a tadpole high into a tree and drops it in a water-filled bromeliad, and chinstrap penguins undertake a journey through the broken ice to get out to sea.

Category
Documentary / Animals / Environment / Nature / Science
Original air date
15/11/2009
Cast and crew
  • David AttenboroughNarrator