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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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8.7/10831 votes
Challenges of Life
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/11/2009
A look at how some animals and plants go to extremes to give themselves a chance to breed.
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8.7/10710 votes
Reptiles and Amphibians
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/18/2009
A look at the strategies used by reptiles and amphibians to conquer their shortcomings.
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8.4/10656 votes
Mammals
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/25/2009
How mammals dominate the planet through having warm blood and by caring for their young.
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8.5/10619 votes
Fish
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/1/2009
A look at various fish species including sea dragon, fringehead and Hawaiian goby.
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8.3/10598 votes
Birds
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/8/2009
A slow-motion camera captures the unique flight of the Marvellous Spatuletail Hummingbird.
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8.5/10593 votes
Insects
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/2009
Super-slow motion shows a bombardier beetle firing boiling liquid at its enemies.
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8.3/10572 votes
Hunters and Hunted
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/21/2009
Unique footage of a killer whale engaging in sneaky behaviour to hunt elephant seal pups.
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8.5/10578 votes
Creatures of the Deep
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/2009
A look at marine invertebrates, including Humboldt squid, starfish and giant octopuses.
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8.7/10595 votes
Plants
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/6/2009
A look at plants and the ingenious and manipulative ways they counter life's challenges.
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8.5/10552 votes
Primates
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/13/2009
Primates are just like humans - intelligent, quarrelsome, family-centred.
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