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Natural World
1983
A natural history by David Attenborough
The story of life, from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that now live around us.
The Infinite VarietyJan 16, 1979 · 55mThe first ever episode of the landmark natural history series Life on Earth. David Attenborough explores the wildlife and landscape that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
Building BodiesJan 23, 1979 · 54mBright blue starfish, crimson feather stars, shell-less snails in designs as extravagant as any Paris fashion show, shrimps of every colour, others that are transparent - just a sample of the animal wonders to be found in a small area of the Great Barrier Reef.
The First ForestsJan 30, 1979 · 54mFor most of Earth's history there was no life on land. But over 400 million years ago some tiny plants began an invasion from the water, closely followed by the first animals - the ancestors of millipedes and insects.
The Swarming HordesFeb 6, 1979 · 55mDavid Attenborough looks at the role of a few of the millions of insect species, some of which have developed extremely close relationships with plants. Insects pollinate flowers and in some cases neither flower nor insect can survive without the other.
Conquest of the WatersFeb 13, 1979 · 55mFish occur in populations of billions and there are over 30,000 species, more than in any other group of backboned animals. The development of the backbone was a crucial advance in evolution -and it probably came from a most unlikely source, a little jelly-like creature called a sea squirt.
Invasion of the LandFeb 20, 1979 · 55mSome 350 million years ago, evolution reached one of its most crucial stages when fish crawled from the water onto the land and became amphibians. Today, newts, salamanders, toads and frogs still survive in great quantities, and there is even one species of frog where the male gives birth from its mouth! Presented by David Attenborough.
The story of life, from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that now live around us.
David AttenboroughSelf - Presenter
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