The beginning of spring brings new signs of life. But not all creatures made it through the harsh winter.

(Airs Sunday, February 1) From the moment he is born, a red deer calf faces a life-long struggle to survive in the mountain wilderness of the Austrian Alps.

Red deer are social animals that spend most of their lives in male or female herds. The two sexes come together only during the annual mating season. Each spring, young are born.

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However inhospitable the weather may turn in the highest regions of the Austrian Alps, evolution has equipped the diverse species that claim these heights as their home with the ability to survive.