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Life

Our planet is teeming with myriad life forms, both plant and animal, all interlocked in a struggle for survival. As time goes on, some living things are forced to adapt and change to survive. "Life" chronicles some of the most unusual, if not downright bizarre, behaviors that living organisms have devised to keep their species alive. The 11-episode series was four years in the making, taking camera crews to every continent and habitat.
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Season 16 of 10 Episodes

  • Survival strategies of animals and plants; the stalk-eye fly inflates his head to impress females; cheetahs band together to hunt large prey; monkeys use a hammer and anvil to crack nuts.

  • A pebble toad escapes a tarantula; a basilisk lizard runs on water; a chameleon snatches its prey with its tongue; the Komodo Dragon's savage hunting techniques.

  • Fish are the most varied and diverse backboned creatures on the planet.

  • A profile of deep-sea marine invertebrates includes the Humboldt squid and spider crabs.

  • The ability to learn from experiences and develop novel solutions to problems has allowed mammals to find prey and avoid being preyed upon.

  • Intelligence, adaptability and resourcefulness have enabled primates to thrive in a diversity of habitats.
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Our planet is teeming with myriad life forms, both plant and animal, all interlocked in a struggle for survival. As time goes on, some living things are forced to adapt and change to survive. "Life" chronicles some of the most unusual, if not downright bizarre, behaviors that living organisms have devised to keep their species alive. The 11-episode series was four years in the making, taking camera crews to every continent and habitat.

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