Name: The Trials of Life
Released: 1990-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: David Attenborough

TV Show · Documentary · Special Interest

Life is one long struggle, a challenge for even the fittest animal. Leaving parents, searching for food, building a home, finding a mate… Each day brings a new test. Sir David Attenborough investigates the many amazing ways in which creatures from all parts of the globe face up to and resolve The Trials of Life.

1990 · 43m

Starring David Attenborough

EPISODE 1

Arriving

Evolution provides diversity for animals to give birth and care for their young.
EPISODE 2

Growing Up

From creches of bats to elephant babysitters, from chimpanzee games to protective lacebugs, nature's answers are as varied as those in human societies.
EPISODE 3

Finding Food

Availability of food helps determine behavior and survival strategies for animals.
EPISODE 4

Hunting and Escaping

Host David Attenborough examines the methods by which animals sharpen their skills as hunters and defend themselves as the hunted.
EPISODE 5

Finding the Way

Host David Attenborough attempts to explain how animals find their way on global migrations with extraordinary accuracy.
EPISODE 6

Home Making

Birds and animals build ingenious dwellings from available resources.