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DAVID ATTENBOROUGH

Attenborough’s Wonder of Song

Male Lyrebird Manipulates Female Into Mating

The lyrebird can mimic the sounds of at least 20 different species. A male lyrebird manipulatively uses this to his advantage, mimicking the sound of a flock of birds to convince a nearby female that danger is outside of his realm and that she is ...

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Attenborough’s Wonder of Song

Young David Attenborough Records First Lemur Sounds

In 1960, a young David Attenborough helped capture the first-ever audio of Madagascar’s largest lemur, the indri. Using a battery-powered portable tape recorder, he played the sounds back to the lemurs and was rewarded with responses, which were thought to be a “keep out” signal ...

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Attenborough’s Wonder of Song

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David Attenborough presents seven of the most remarkable animal songs found in nature and explores the significance of these songs in the lives of their species.

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The Egg: Life’s Perfect Invention

The clever way the tiniest bird warms her nest

This little goldcrest may not be big enough to cover all her eggs, but thanks to a unique technique she can still keep them warm. The secret to her success can only be revealed through thermal cameras and has been caught on film for the ...

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The Egg: Life’s Perfect Invention

How an Egg Hatches

How is it possible that an egg can be strong enough to provide protection, yet soft enough that a baby bird can break through? See the remarkable way hatchlings are able to break out of their eggs.

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The Egg: Life’s Perfect Invention

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The egg is perhaps nature’s most perfect life support system. Step by step as the egg hatches, host David Attenborough reveals the wonder behind these incredible miracles of nature.

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Attenborough and the Sea Dragon

Meet a Jurassic Killer: Temnodontosaurus

With their giant jaws and razor-blade teeth, the Temnodontosaurus was one of the largest of the ichthyosaurs. This predator grew up to 33 feet long and had the largest eyes known of any animal. Fossils prove that this fierce sea dragon fed on smaller ichthyosaurs.

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Attenborough and the Sea Dragon

Discovering a New Ichthyosaur

Witness the discovery of a new ichthyosaur fossil, complete with fossilized skin, but strangely missing a head.

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Attenborough and the Sea Dragon

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Join Sir David Attenborough as he pieces together the remarkable discovery of the Ichthyosaur, a fearsome fish lizard that lived during the age of dinosaurs.

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