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Each week, Race of Life shows you the animals that have adapted and evolved to survive in their environments and keep predators at bay. In...

Genre:Documentary

Network:Nat Geo Wild

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Season 1

6.2/107 votes
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Survival Of The Fittest
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/25/2016
There are many fine examples of evolutionary history in the natural world. Whales evolved from land-dwelling creatures to today's marine mammals.
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5.9/1010 votes
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The Big Cats
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/1/2016
The leopard is perhaps the best-equipped big cat, with a population spread far and wide, but lions have almost no predators.
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5.8/107 votes
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The Great Desert Race
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/1/2016
Desert animals have evolved to handle heat and lack of water. This includes scorpions, which have existed since life first crawled from the sea.
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6.0/108 votes
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Herbivores
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/1/2016
The African Savannah sees thousands of battles each day. How do elephants survive on a diet that even the strictest vegetarian would avoid?
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7.0/107 votes
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Natural Warriors
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/8/2016
Males and females of some species fight viciously. Though they are usually not trying to kill each other, the fighting can result in death.
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Run Like The Wind
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/8/2016
With predators always looking for a meal, their prey must constantly avoid being eaten. Defensive adaptations add to their chances of survival.
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6.0/108 votes
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The Early Bird
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/8/2016
Attack and escape scenarios involving avian predators and their prey, including horizontal speeding and diving to avoid capture.
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6.4/107 votes
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Reptiles
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/15/2016
Crocodiles are descended from animals that roamed Earth 250 million years ago, while snakes rely on the sun to control their temperature.
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6.6/107 votes
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Defenses
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/15/2016
From insects that look like leaves and snakes that play dead to flying fish and poisonous toads, animals defend themselves in fascinating ways.
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Underwater Predators
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/15/2016
Almost all animals living in the sea have bodies designed for hunting or protection, and predators have adapted extreme measures to survive.
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Underwater Defences
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/22/2016
Protecting themselves underwater is a matter of invention and reinvention, so aquatic animals deploy an array of strategies just to stay alive.
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Underwater Prey's Defenses
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 4/22/2016
Protecting themselves underwater is a matter of invention and reinvention, so aquatic animals deploy an array of strategies just to stay alive.
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6.2/108 votes
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The Race Underfoot
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/22/2016
There are many reasons why insects survive, from strong, flexible shells to wings that give them the option of flying away from danger.
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After Dark
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 4/29/2016
Nocturnal animals use the dark to escape predators, avoid the heat of the day, and take turns sharing food and resources.
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