Life Story

How animals fight for survival, overcoming almost insurmountable challenges.
Growing Up
S1 E2

The growing animals are developing new skills and learning how to survive alone.

Home
S1 E3

In order to survive, animals need a place to live that provides the necessities of life, shelter from the elements, and a refuge from enemies.

Power
S1 E4

How animals try to gain a position of power in their worlds, where the most powerful have the best access to food and water and are the most attractive to the opposite sex.

Courtship
S1 E5

Competition to win a partner creates both the most extraordinary beauty and life-threatening violence anywhere in nature.

Parenthood
S1 E6

David Attenborough examines how animals raise their offspring.