Six half-hour episodes of David Attenborough’s series on animal behaviour, examining why creatures behave as they do and showing that their lives are a series of problems to be faced and overcome. The episodes are - 1. Arriving (on reproduction and birth) 2. Growing up (on parental protection) 3. Finding food (the interdependence of plants and animals) 4. Hunting & escaping (Attack and defence behaviour) 5. Living together (Companion species) 6. Home making (Burrows, nests etc. for safety).
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
302472
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Animal behavior
Animals & Wildlife → Animals - Habitations
Animals & Wildlife → Parental behavior in animals
Animals & Wildlife → Predatory animals
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Reproduction
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)