The Trials of Life
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The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Behaviour is a BBC nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, first transmitted in the United Kingdom from 3 October 1990.
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Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata) lay their eggs in a huge mound of sand.
The tomato frog (genus Dyscophus) secretes a harmful substance when threatened.
Vervet monkeys have a complex vocabulary of alarm signals.
David Attenborough
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Sir David Frederick Attenborough is an English broadcaster, natural historian, and writer. His presenting career began as host of Zoo Quest in 1954, and has spanned seven decades; it includes the nine
The Trials of Life
…The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Behaviour is a BBC nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, first transmitted in the United Kingdom from 3 October 1990. A study in animal behaviour, it was the third in a trilogy of major series (beginning…
Attenborough in 2025
Attenborough (right) interviewing Vivian Fuchs (left) and Edmund Hillary (centre), 1956
Attenborough in the Ouachita Mountains whilst filming Life in Cold Blood, July 2005
Attenborough filming commentary for a documentary at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States, with Space Shuttle Columbia in the background