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.infobox-header{background-color:#CCCCFF;color:inherit;padding:0.25em 1em}.mw-parser-output .ib-tv img{background-color:#f8f9fa}.mw-parser-output .ib-tv-aka{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .ib-tv-network-release td,.mw-parser-output .ib-tv-network-release th{border-top:1px solid #a2a9b1}</style><table class="infobox ib-tv vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary"><i>The Life of Birds</i></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:David_Attenborough,_The_Life_of_Birds.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The Life of Birds DVD cover"><img alt="The Life of Birds DVD cover" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d9/David_Attenborough%2C_The_Life_of_Birds.jpg" decoding="async" width="199" height="277" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="277" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Region 2 DVD cover</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Nature_documentary" title="Nature documentary">Nature documentary</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Written by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Slevia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mike Slevia (page does not exist)">Mike Slevia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brock_White&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Brock White (page does not exist)">Brock White</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Presented by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/David_Attenborough" title="David Attenborough">David Attenborough</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Composers</th><td class="infobox-data">Ian Butcher<br />Steven Faux</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country of origin</th><td class="infobox-data">United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Original language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of episodes</th><td class="infobox-data">10</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Production</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Executive producer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Salisbury" title="Mike Salisbury">Mike Salisbury</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Running time</th><td class="infobox-data">50 minutes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Production company</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/BBC_Natural_History_Unit" class="mw-redirect" title="BBC Natural History Unit">BBC Natural History Unit</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Original release</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Network</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/BBC_One" title="BBC One">BBC One</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Release</th><td class="infobox-data">21 October<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1998-10-21</span>)</span> –<br />23 December 1998<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1998-12-23</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Related</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Private_Life_of_Plants" title="The Private Life of Plants">The Private Life of Plants</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Life_of_Mammals" title="The Life of Mammals">The Life of Mammals</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>The Life of Birds</b></i> is a <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> <a href="/wiki/Nature_documentary" title="Nature documentary">nature documentary</a> series written and presented by <a href="/wiki/David_Attenborough" title="David Attenborough">David Attenborough</a>, first transmitted in the United Kingdom from 21 October 1998. </p><p>A study of the evolution and habits of <a href="/wiki/Bird" title="Bird">birds</a>, it was the third of Attenborough's specialised surveys following his major trilogy that began with <i><a href="/wiki/Life_on_Earth_(TV_series)" title="Life on Earth (TV series)">Life on Earth</a></i>. Each of the ten 50-minute episodes discusses how the huge variety of birds in the world deal with a different aspect of their day-to-day existence. </p><p>The series was produced by the <a href="/wiki/BBC_Natural_History_Unit" class="mw-redirect" title="BBC Natural History Unit">BBC Natural History Unit</a> in conjunction with BBC Worldwide Americas Inc. and <a href="/wiki/Public_Broadcasting_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Public Broadcasting Service">PBS</a>. The executive producer was <a href="/wiki/Mike_Salisbury" title="Mike Salisbury">Mike Salisbury</a> and the music was composed by Ian Butcher and Steven Faux. It won a <a href="/wiki/Peabody_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Peabody Award">Peabody Award</a> in 1999 for combining "spectacular imagery and impeccable science."<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Part of Attenborough's 'Life' series of programmes, it was preceded by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Private_Life_of_Plants" title="The Private Life of Plants">The Private Life of Plants</a></i> (1995), and followed by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Life_of_Mammals" title="The Life of Mammals">The Life of Mammals</a></i> (2002). Before the latter was transmitted, David Attenborough presented <i><a href="/wiki/State_of_the_Planet" title="State of the Planet">State of the Planet</a></i> (2000) and narrated <i><a href="/wiki/The_Blue_Planet" title="The Blue Planet">The Blue Planet</a></i> (2001). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Life_of_Birds&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In common with Attenborough's previous productions, the programmes include sequences that were filmed in many locales. The series took three years to make, involving visits to 42 countries. The subject matter had been covered before by Attenborough within <i>Life on Earth</i>, in an episode entitled "Lords of the Air", but now he was free to expand on it. However, by his own confession, despite being especially fascinated by one family, the <a href="/wiki/Birds_of_paradise" class="mw-redirect" title="Birds of paradise">birds of paradise</a>, Attenborough was not an expert in <a href="/wiki/Ornithology" title="Ornithology">ornithology</a>. Nevertheless, the notion of an entire series devoted to the creatures excited him, as he would be able to not only communicate his findings to the viewing audience, but further his own knowledge as well. </p><p>From the outset, the production team were determined that the sound of birds calling and singing would not be dubbed on to the filmed pictures afterwards: it would be recorded simultaneously. To that end, meticulous care was taken not to include man-made 'noises off' from the likes of cars and aeroplanes. For one particular sequence, <a href="/wiki/Great_Britain" title="Great Britain">Britain</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Dawn_chorus_(birds)" title="Dawn chorus (birds)">dawn chorus</a>, it was important that the movement of the beak and the expelled warm air was synchronous with the accompanying song. </p><p>A trick used to entice some of the animals near the camera was to play a recording of the same species in the hope that the target would not only answer back, but investigate its source as well. This was employed in the episode "Signals and Songs", where Attenborough encouraged a <a href="/wiki/Lyrebird" title="Lyrebird">superb lyrebird</a>—one of nature's best mimics—to perform on cue. Despite such fortuity, filming on the series was not all plain sailing: in "Finding Partners", Attenborough was chased by a <a href="/wiki/Capercaillie" class="mw-redirect" title="Capercaillie">capercaillie</a>, which didn't even stop when the presenter fell over. </p><p>A technique that had been previously used for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Living_Planet" title="The Living Planet">The Living Planet</a></i> was again called for to film <a href="/wiki/Greylag_goose" title="Greylag goose">greylag geese</a> in flight. The newly hatched goslings were imprinted with a human 'mother', and, when fully grown, were able to be photographed flying alongside an open-top car.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Computer_animation" title="Computer animation">Computer animation</a> was utilised in the first episode to illustrate extinct species, such as the <a href="/wiki/Phorusrhacidae" title="Phorusrhacidae">terror bird</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Moa" title="Moa">moa</a>. </p><p>Production was suddenly halted during a trip to <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a> in early 1997 when Attenborough's wife, Jane, died: </p> <blockquote><p>The next filming trip for the <i>Birds</i> series was, of course, cancelled. But I could not simply abandon the series. Three quarters of the filming had been done. The film of some of the programmes had been edited but none of the commentaries had yet been written. There was a lot of work that I had to do—and I was grateful that this was so.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p></blockquote> <p>Segments that were shot after the passing of his wife include those in the <a href="/wiki/Gal%C3%A1pagos_Islands" title="Galápagos Islands">Galápagos Islands</a>, which were filmed in mid-1997.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Episodes">Episodes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Life_of_Birds&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Episodes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Birds are the most accomplished aeronauts the world has ever seen. They fly high and low, at great speed, and very slowly. And always with extraordinary precision and control.</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite>David Attenborough's opening narration</cite></div></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1._"To_Fly_or_Not_to_Fly?""><span id="1._.22To_Fly_or_Not_to_Fly.3F.22"></span>1. "To Fly or Not to Fly?"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Life_of_Birds&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1. "To Fly or Not to Fly?""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ostriches_cape_point.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Ostriches_cape_point.jpg/220px-Ostriches_cape_point.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Ostriches_cape_point.jpg/330px-Ostriches_cape_point.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Ostriches_cape_point.jpg/440px-Ostriches_cape_point.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>The largest bird, the <a href="/wiki/Ostrich" title="Ostrich">ostrich</a> (<i>Struthio camelus</i>), is unable to fly, due to its great size.</figcaption></figure> <p>Broadcast 21 October 1998, the first episode looks at how birds first took to the skies in the wake of the <a href="/wiki/Insect" title="Insect">insects</a>. It begins in <a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a>, where Attenborough observes <a href="/wiki/Bat" title="Bat">bats</a> being outmaneuvered by a <a href="/wiki/Red-tailed_hawk" title="Red-tailed hawk">red-tailed hawk</a>. <a href="/wiki/Pterosaur" title="Pterosaur">Pterosaurs</a> were the birds' forerunners, some 150 million years after <a href="/wiki/Dragonfly" title="Dragonfly">dragonflies</a> developed the means of flight, but eventually became extinct together with the dinosaurs. Birds had by then already evolved from early forms like <i><a href="/wiki/Archaeopteryx" title="Archaeopteryx">Archaeopteryx</a></i>, the first creature to possess <a href="/wiki/Feather" title="Feather">feathers</a>. Its ancestry can be traced through <a href="/wiki/Reptile" title="Reptile">reptiles</a>, and some current species, such as the <a href="/wiki/Draco_maculatus" title="Draco maculatus">flying lizard</a>, possibly show paths this evolution may have taken. One of the biggest birds to have ever existed was the terror bird, which proliferated after <a href="/wiki/Dinosaur" title="Dinosaur">dinosaurs</a> vanished and stood up to 2.5 metres tall. By comparison, the <a href="/wiki/Ostrich" title="Ostrich">ostrich</a>, while not closely related, is the largest and heaviest living bird. It was probably the evasion of predators that drove most birds into the air, so their <a href="/wiki/Flightless_bird" title="Flightless bird">flightless cousins</a> evolved because they had few enemies. Accordingly, such species are more likely to be found on islands, and Attenborough visits New Zealand to observe its great variety, most especially the <a href="/wiki/Kiwi_(bird)" title="Kiwi (bird)">kiwi</a>. Also depicted is the <a href="/wiki/Moa" title="Moa">moa</a>, another huge creature that is now gone. The <a href="/wiki/Takah%C4%93" title="Takahē">takahe</a> is extremely rare, and high in the mountains of New Zealand, Attenborough discovers one from a population of only 40 pairs. Finally, another example on the brink of extinction is the <a href="/wiki/K%C4%81k%C4%81p%C5%8D" title="Kākāpō">kākāpō</a>, which at one point numbered only 61 individuals. A male is heard calling — an immensely amplified deep note that can be heard at great distances from its <a href="/wiki/Bird_nest" title="Bird nest">nest</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2._"The_Mastery_of_Flight""><span id="2._.22The_Mastery_of_Flight.22"></span>2. "The Mastery of Flight"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Life_of_Birds&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2. "The Mastery of Flight""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Broadcast 28 October 1998, the second programme deals with the mechanics of flight. Getting into the air is by far the most exhausting of a bird's activities, and Attenborough observes <a href="/wiki/Shearwater" title="Shearwater">shearwaters</a> in Japan that have taken to climbing trees to give them a good jumping-off point. The <a href="/wiki/Albatross" title="Albatross">albatross</a> is so large that it can only launch itself after a run-up to create a flow of air over its wings. A combination of <a href="/wiki/Aerodynamics" title="Aerodynamics">aerodynamics</a> and upward air currents (or <a href="/wiki/Thermal" title="Thermal">thermals</a>), together with the act of flapping or gliding is what keeps a bird aloft. Landing requires less energy but a greater degree of skill, particularly for a big bird, such as a <a href="/wiki/Swan" title="Swan">swan</a>. Weight is kept to a minimum by having a <a href="/wiki/Beak" title="Beak">beak</a> made of <a href="/wiki/Keratin" title="Keratin">keratin</a> instead of <a href="/wiki/Bone" title="Bone">bone</a>, a light frame, and a coat of feathers, which is maintained fastidiously. The <a href="/wiki/Peregrine_falcon" title="Peregrine falcon">peregrine falcon</a> holds the record for being fastest in the air, diving at speeds of over 300 km/h. Conversely, the <a href="/wiki/Barn-owl" class="mw-redirect" title="Barn-owl">barn owl</a> owes its predatory success to flying slowly, while the <a href="/wiki/Kestrel" title="Kestrel">kestrel</a> spots its quarry by hovering. However, the true specialists in this regard are the <a href="/wiki/Hummingbird" title="Hummingbird">hummingbirds</a>, whose wings beat at the rate of 25 times a second. The habits of <a href="/wiki/Bird_migration" title="Bird migration">migratory</a> birds are explored. After stocking up with food during the brief summer of the north, such species will set off on huge journeys southwards. Some, such as the <a href="/wiki/Snow_goose" title="Snow goose">snow goose</a>, travel continuously, using both the <a href="/wiki/Star" title="Star">stars</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Sun" title="Sun">sun</a> for navigation. They are contrasted with <a href="/wiki/Hawk" title="Hawk">hawks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vulture" title="Vulture">vultures</a>, which glide overland on warm air, and therefore have to stop overnight. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="3._"The_Insatiable_Appetite""><span id="3._.22The_Insatiable_Appetite.22"></span>3. "The Insatiable Appetite"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Life_of_Birds&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 3. "The Insatiable Appetite""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Broadcast 4 November 1998, the next installment focuses on dietary needs and how different species have evolved beaks to suit their individual requirements. The latter come in a multitude of forms. <a href="/wiki/Blue_tit" class="mw-redirect" title="Blue tit">Blue tits</a> and <a href="/wiki/European_goldfinch" title="European goldfinch">goldfinches</a> have beaks akin to tweezers, with which to extract seeds, while the <a href="/wiki/Hawfinch" title="Hawfinch">hawfinch</a>'s razor-like bill can deal with a cherry-stone. However, the <a href="/wiki/Crossbill" title="Crossbill">crossbill</a> is the only finch that can twist its mandibles in opposite directions. <a href="/wiki/Jay" title="Jay">Jays</a> store <a href="/wiki/Acorn" title="Acorn">acorns</a> for winter by burying them in the ground, whereas <a href="/wiki/Woodpecker" title="Woodpecker">woodpeckers</a> can keep up to 60,000 of them in one tree trunk. <a href="/wiki/Plant_sap" class="mw-redirect" title="Plant sap">Sap</a> is also desirable, and there are a variety of methods used to obtain it. The <a href="/wiki/Hoatzin" title="Hoatzin">hoatzin</a> is the only specialised leaf-eater, and accordingly has a digestive system more akin to that of <a href="/wiki/Cattle" title="Cattle">cattle</a>. <a href="/wiki/Plant" title="Plant">Plants</a> recruit birds to aid <a href="/wiki/Pollination" title="Pollination">pollination</a>, and offer <a href="/wiki/Nectar" title="Nectar">nectar</a> as a reward. hummingbirds eat little else, and the <a href="/wiki/Sword-billed_hummingbird" title="Sword-billed hummingbird">sword-bill</a>'s beak is the longest of any bird in relation to its body. Insects are also highly prized, and <a href="/wiki/Darwin%27s_finches" title="Darwin's finches">Galápagos finches</a> are shown to possess some ingenuity as they not only strip bark, but also use 'tools' to reach their prey. <a href="/wiki/Crow" title="Crow">Crows</a> are hailed as being among the most intelligent birds, and one is shown using a twig to spear a <a href="/wiki/Larva" title="Larva">grub</a> within a fallen log. The <a href="/wiki/European_robin" title="European robin">robin</a> is an opportunist, and Attenborough observes one seizing morsels as he digs a patch of earth. In <a href="/wiki/South_America" title="South America">South America</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Cattle_tyrant" title="Cattle tyrant">cattle tyrant</a> sits atop an obliging <a href="/wiki/Capybara" title="Capybara">capybara</a> and uses its vantage point to spot passing food that may be dislodged by its grazing partner. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="4._"Meat-Eaters""><span id="4._.22Meat-Eaters.22"></span>4. "Meat-Eaters"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Life_of_Birds&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 4. "Meat-Eaters""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lammergeier_I_IMG_7021.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Lammergeier_I_IMG_7021.jpg/220px-Lammergeier_I_IMG_7021.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Lammergeier_I_IMG_7021.jpg/330px-Lammergeier_I_IMG_7021.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Lammergeier_I_IMG_7021.jpg/440px-Lammergeier_I_IMG_7021.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="561" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Lammergeier" class="mw-redirect" title="Lammergeier">lammergeier</a> or bearded vulture (<i>Gypaetus barbatus</i>) feeds mainly on bone marrow, dropping bones from great heights to crack them.</figcaption></figure> <p>Broadcast 11 November 1998, this episode examines those birds whose sustenance comes from flesh and their methods of hunting. In New Zealand, Attenborough observes <a href="/wiki/Kea" title="Kea">keas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Parrot" title="Parrot">parrots</a> that do not eat meat exclusively, raiding a shearwater's burrow for a chick. However, it is the dedicated <a href="/wiki/Bird_of_prey" title="Bird of prey">birds of prey</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/Owl" title="Owl">owls</a>, <a href="/wiki/Buzzard" title="Buzzard">buzzards</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eagle" title="Eagle">eagles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Falcon" title="Falcon">falcons</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vulture" title="Vulture">vultures</a>, to which much of the programme is devoted. In order to spot and pursue their victims, senses of sight and hearing are very acute. Vultures are the exception, in that they eat what others have left, and once a carcass is found, so many birds descend on it that the carrion seems submerged beneath them. The <a href="/wiki/Turkey_vulture" title="Turkey vulture">turkey vulture</a> is an anomaly within its group, as it also has a keen sense of smell. Eagles defend their territory vigorously, and a pair of <a href="/wiki/Sea_eagle_(bird)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sea eagle (bird)">sea eagles</a> are shown engaging in an aerial battle. The <a href="/wiki/Gal%C3%A1pagos_hawk" class="mw-redirect" title="Galápagos hawk">Galápagos hawk</a> hunts <a href="/wiki/Marine_iguana" title="Marine iguana">marine iguanas</a>, but can only do so when its quarry is vulnerable, during the breeding season. The <a href="/wiki/African_harrier-hawk" title="African harrier-hawk">African harrier-hawk</a> has adapted to extracting burrowing animals by virtue of an especially long, double-jointed pair of legs. By contrast, a <a href="/wiki/Shrike" title="Shrike">shrike</a> is not equipped with the requisite sharp beak and talons needed for butchery, and so dismembers its kill by impaling it on the <a href="/wiki/Spine_(botany)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spine (botany)">thorns</a> of <a href="/wiki/Acacia" title="Acacia">acacias</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Lammergeier" class="mw-redirect" title="Lammergeier">lammergeier</a> eats bones, and will drop them on to rocks from a great height in order to break them down to a digestible size. Also featured are the <a href="/wiki/Eurasian_sparrowhawk" title="Eurasian sparrowhawk">Eurasian sparrowhawk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_goshawk" title="Northern goshawk">goshawk</a> and <a href="/wiki/Peregrine_falcon" title="Peregrine falcon">peregrine falcon</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="5._"Fishing_for_a_Living""><span id="5._.22Fishing_for_a_Living.22"></span>5. "Fishing for a Living"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Life_of_Birds&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 5. "Fishing for a Living""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Broadcast 18 November 1998, the next programme details river and ocean dwellers. The <a href="/wiki/Dipper" title="Dipper">dipper</a> swims completely below water to search for food, whereas the <a href="/wiki/Kingfisher" title="Kingfisher">kingfisher</a> uses a 'harpoon' technique, diving from a vantage point. However, the <a href="/wiki/Darter" title="Darter">darter</a> uses a combination of both methods, stalking its prey underwater before spearing it. By contrast, the <a href="/wiki/Reddish_egret" title="Reddish egret">reddish egret</a> uses a kind of dance to flush out the aquatic inhabitants. <a href="/wiki/Skimmer_(bird)" class="mw-redirect" title="Skimmer (bird)">Skimmers</a> have different-sized mandibles, the lower one being used to skim the water's surface for small fish. <a href="/wiki/Duck" title="Duck">Ducks</a> have developed an assortment of angling skills. Some dabble, like the <a href="/wiki/Mallard" title="Mallard">mallard</a>, while others are of a more streamlined design and are at home underwater, such as the <a href="/wiki/Common_merganser" title="Common merganser">merganser</a>. <a href="/wiki/Wader" title="Wader">Waders</a>, which specialise in feeding on mud flats at low tide, include <a href="/wiki/Avocet" title="Avocet">avocets</a>, <a href="/wiki/Godwit" title="Godwit">godwits</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dowitcher" title="Dowitcher">dowitchers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sanderling" title="Sanderling">sanderlings</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Pelican" title="Pelican">pelican</a> feeds in groups, their pouch-like bills being more successful when used collectively. <a href="/wiki/Booby" title="Booby">Boobies</a> fish in the open ocean and are shown dive-bombing shoals <i>en masse</i>. Attenborough visits <a href="/wiki/Lord_Howe_Island" title="Lord Howe Island">Lord Howe Island</a>, off Australia, and by imitating the calls of various birds, invites a group of curious <a href="/wiki/Providence_petrel" title="Providence petrel">Providence petrels</a> — which are indigenous — to investigate. Because there are no humans in their habitat, they are a very trusting species, as Attenborough discovers when one perches on his hand. Out on a seemingly empty area of ocean, the presenter is able to fill it with various sea birds within seconds, simply by throwing fish oil on to the water. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="6._"Signals_and_Songs""><span id="6._.22Signals_and_Songs.22"></span>6. "Signals and Songs"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Life_of_Birds&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 6. "Signals and Songs""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Broadcast 25 November 1998, this installment describes ways of communicating. A colony of <a href="/wiki/Fieldfare" title="Fieldfare">fieldfares</a> in Sweden deters a <a href="/wiki/Raven" title="Raven">raven</a> from raiding a <a href="/wiki/Bird_nest" title="Bird nest">nest</a> by collectively raising an audible alarm. However, in an English wood, all species co-operate to warn each other surreptitiously of approaching danger. By contrast, a <a href="/wiki/Sunbittern" title="Sunbittern">sunbittern</a> is shown expanding its plumage to discourage a group of marauding hawks. The members of the finch family exemplify how colour aids recognition. Birds have excellent colour vision, and the feathers of many species react to <a href="/wiki/Ultraviolet" title="Ultraviolet">ultraviolet</a> light. Flocking birds, such as <a href="/wiki/Old_World_sparrow" title="Old World sparrow">sparrows</a>, also have a 'ranking system' that determines seniority. In <a href="/wiki/Patagonia" title="Patagonia">Patagonia</a>, Attenborough demonstrates the effectiveness of sound: he summons a <a href="/wiki/Magellanic_woodpecker" title="Magellanic woodpecker">Magellanic woodpecker</a> by knocking on a tree. The nature of <a href="/wiki/Tropical_and_subtropical_moist_broadleaf_forests" title="Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests">tropical rainforests</a> means that their occupants tend to make much louder calls than those in other habitats, and several such species are shown. <a href="/wiki/Tieke" class="mw-redirect" title="Tieke">Saddlebacks</a> vary their calls so that even individuals from different areas can be identified. The dawn chorus provides a mystery, as there is still much to learn about why so many different birds sing together at the same time of day. (Proclaiming territory or attracting mates are two likely reasons.) Finally, Attenborough introduces the <a href="/wiki/Superb_lyrebird" title="Superb lyrebird">superb lyrebird</a> as one of the most versatile performers: it is a skilled mimic, and this particular one imitates not only other species, but also cameras, a car alarm and a chain saw. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="7._"Finding_Partners""><span id="7._.22Finding_Partners.22"></span>7. "Finding Partners"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Life_of_Birds&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 7. "Finding Partners""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Great_Frigatebird_at_Genovesa.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Great_Frigatebird_at_Genovesa.JPG/220px-Great_Frigatebird_at_Genovesa.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Great_Frigatebird_at_Genovesa.JPG/330px-Great_Frigatebird_at_Genovesa.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Great_Frigatebird_at_Genovesa.JPG/440px-Great_Frigatebird_at_Genovesa.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="1872" /></a><figcaption>A male <a href="/wiki/Great_frigatebird" title="Great frigatebird">great frigatebird</a> (<i>Fregata minor</i>) nesting on Genvoesa in the Galapagos.</figcaption></figure> <p>Broadcast 2 December 1998, this programme discusses <a href="/wiki/Mating" title="Mating">mating</a> rituals. If a male bird is on the lookout for a partner and has a suitable nest, it must advertise the fact, either by its call, a visual display or both. The <a href="/wiki/Frigatebird" title="Frigatebird">frigatebird</a> provides an example of the latter, with its inflated throat pouch. The <a href="/wiki/Hornbill" title="Hornbill">hornbill</a>'s courtship, among that of many others, also runs to the offer of a gift. For some species, dancing can also be an important component, and <a href="/wiki/Grebe" title="Grebe">grebes</a> are shown performing a <i><a href="/wiki/Pas_de_deux" title="Pas de deux">pas de deux</a></i>. The <a href="/wiki/Cock-of-the-rock" title="Cock-of-the-rock">cock-of-the-rock</a>, which dances solo within a group, is contrasted with the team performance of the <a href="/wiki/Manakin" title="Manakin">manakin</a>. Once trust has been established between a pair, mutual preening can follow. After mating, the individuals usually remain together to rear their eventual family. The <a href="/wiki/Temminck%27s_tragopan" title="Temminck's tragopan">Temminck's Tragopan</a> with its beautiful and colorful neck, the <a href="/wiki/Himalayan_monal" title="Himalayan monal">Himalayan Monal</a> with glowing feather's colors and the huge tailed great argus to the peacock with its colorful and huge tail. </p><p>In this regard, the <a href="/wiki/Rhea_(bird)" title="Rhea (bird)">rhea</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Phalarope" title="Phalarope">phalarope</a> are highlighted as unusual because in both instances, it is the male that <a href="/wiki/Avian_incubation" class="mw-redirect" title="Avian incubation">incubates</a> the <a href="/wiki/Egg_(biology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Egg (biology)">eggs</a>. Some females judge a prospective companion on its nest-building ability, and this is a conspicuous part of the <a href="/wiki/Ploceidae" title="Ploceidae">weaver</a>'s behaviour. The <a href="/wiki/Bowerbird" title="Bowerbird">bowerbird</a> puts on one of the most elaborate displays: a hut-like construction, completed by a collection of objects designed to impress. Competition among males can be fierce and in Scotland, Attenborough observes rival <a href="/wiki/Capercaillie" class="mw-redirect" title="Capercaillie">capercaillies</a> engaging in battle — after one of them chases the presenter. Avian polyandry is not widespread, but is illustrated by the <a href="/wiki/Superb_fairy-wren" class="mw-redirect" title="Superb fairy-wren">superb fairy-wren</a>, where the male's family can easily comprise young that it did not father. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="8._"The_Demands_of_the_Egg""><span id="8._.22The_Demands_of_the_Egg.22"></span>8. "The Demands of the Egg"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Life_of_Birds&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 8. "The Demands of the Egg""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Broadcast 9 December 1998, this episode explores the lengths to which birds will go to ensure that their chicks are brought into the world. Attenborough begins on an island in the <a href="/wiki/Seychelles" title="Seychelles">Seychelles</a>, where <a href="/wiki/Sooty_tern" title="Sooty tern">sooty terns</a>, which have hitherto spent their lives on the wing, have landed to lay their eggs. This is a necessity for birds, as eggs are too heavy to be borne in the air for any considerable length of time. It is imperative that nests are kept as far away from predators as possible, and unusual locations for them are shown, such as: behind the water curtain of <a href="/wiki/Iguazu_Falls" title="Iguazu Falls">Iguazu Falls</a> in South America (as chosen by <a href="/wiki/Swift_(bird)" title="Swift (bird)">swifts</a>), <a href="/wiki/Cliff" title="Cliff">cliffs</a> on <a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina">Argentina</a>'s coast favoured by parrots, an ants' nest occupied by a woodpecker, and a tree hole inside which a female hornbill seals itself. Eggs require warmth, and some nests are insulated by the owners' feathers, others from ones found elsewhere. External temperatures dictate how the eggs are incubated. The <a href="/wiki/Snowy_owl" title="Snowy owl">snowy owl</a> has to do so itself, because of its habitat; however, the <a href="/wiki/Maleo" title="Maleo">maleo</a> is able to take advantage of solar heating. The amount of eggs laid also varies: for example, the kiwi lays just one, whereas the blue tit will deposit many. Their mottled surface serves to camouflage them. Birds that steal eggs include <a href="/wiki/Toucan" title="Toucan">toucans</a> and <a href="/wiki/Currawong" title="Currawong">currawongs</a>. A number of strategies are employed to deter the thieves, as illustrated by the <a href="/wiki/Yellow-rumped_thornbill" title="Yellow-rumped thornbill">yellow-rumped thornbill</a>, which builds a decoy nest atop its actual one, and the <a href="/wiki/Plover" title="Plover">plover</a>, which distracts marauders by feigning injury. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="9._"The_Problems_of_Parenthood""><span id="9._.22The_Problems_of_Parenthood.22"></span>9. "The Problems of Parenthood"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Life_of_Birds&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 9. "The Problems of Parenthood""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Broadcast 16 December 1998, the penultimate installment concentrates on the ways in which birds rear their offspring. Having successfully incubated their eggs, the moment arrives when they hatch — and then the real challenge begins: feeding the chicks. <a href="/wiki/Lapland_bunting" class="mw-redirect" title="Lapland bunting">Lapland buntings</a> and dippers are shown doing so virtually non-stop throughout the day. The <a href="/wiki/Gouldian_finch" title="Gouldian finch">Gouldian finch</a> has a further problem in that its tree-hollow nest is dark inside, so its young have conspicuous markings inside their mouths for identification. Grebes are fed feathers with which to line the stomach, and so protect it from fish bones. <a href="/wiki/Coot" title="Coot">Coots</a> and pelicans are among those that turn on their own and force death by starvation if there is insufficient food. The <a href="/wiki/Cuckoo" title="Cuckoo">European cuckoo</a> tricks other species into raising its chick, but it is by no means alone in doing this. Protecting a family is also a priority, and <a href="/wiki/Brent_goose" class="mw-redirect" title="Brent goose">brent geese</a> are shown nesting close to snowy owls as a means of insurance, but as soon as the eggs hatch, they and their young must flee to avoid giving their neighbours an easy meal. The million or so sooty terns in the Seychelles prove that there is safety in numbers and the nearby predatory <a href="/wiki/Egret" title="Egret">egrets</a> have little success when attempting to steal. The behaviour of <a href="/wiki/Arabian_babbler" title="Arabian babbler">Arabian babblers</a> is more akin to that of a troop of <a href="/wiki/Monkey" title="Monkey">monkeys</a>: they do everything for the benefit of a group as a whole. Eventually the day will come when flight beckons, and the grown bird will leave the nest to start a family of its own. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="10._"The_Limits_of_Endurance""><span id="10._.22The_Limits_of_Endurance.22"></span>10. "The Limits of Endurance"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Life_of_Birds&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 10. "The Limits of Endurance""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Neophema_chrysogaster_male_-_Melaleuca.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Neophema_chrysogaster_male_-_Melaleuca.jpg/220px-Neophema_chrysogaster_male_-_Melaleuca.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="176" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Neophema_chrysogaster_male_-_Melaleuca.jpg/330px-Neophema_chrysogaster_male_-_Melaleuca.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Neophema_chrysogaster_male_-_Melaleuca.jpg/440px-Neophema_chrysogaster_male_-_Melaleuca.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2500" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Orange-bellied_parrot" title="Orange-bellied parrot">orange-bellied parrot</a> (<i>Neophema chrysogaster</i>) is a <a href="/wiki/Critically_endangered_species" class="mw-redirect" title="Critically endangered species">critically endangered species</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Broadcast 23 December 1998, the final programme investigates the challenges that must be surmounted if birds are to survive. The <a href="/wiki/Sandgrouse" title="Sandgrouse">sandgrouse</a> is a species that has adapted to <a href="/wiki/Desert" title="Desert">desert</a> living: its breast feathers are capable of absorbing water, which it can pass on to its young. The <a href="/wiki/Crab_plover" class="mw-redirect" title="Crab plover">crab plover</a> also nests in the sand, and burrows until it finds a comfortable temperature. Birds that choose remote places can proliferate hugely, like the <a href="/wiki/Flamingo" title="Flamingo">flamingos</a> on an <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">African</a> soda lake. Meanwhile, during winter, the entire world population of <a href="/wiki/Spectacled_eider" title="Spectacled eider">spectacled eiders</a> can be found in just a few assemblies on patches of the <a href="/wiki/Arctic_Ocean" title="Arctic Ocean">Arctic Ocean</a>. The <a href="/wiki/City" title="City">city</a> is a relatively recent habitat, but many have become accustomed to it, such as the <a href="/wiki/American_black_vulture" class="mw-redirect" title="American black vulture">American black vultures</a> in <a href="/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo" title="São Paulo">São Paulo</a>. In Japan, crows have learned to crack nuts by dropping them on to pedestrian crossings — and waiting for the traffic to stop before collecting them. In <a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a>, <a href="/wiki/Purple_martin" title="Purple martin">purple martins</a> have become totally dependent on <a href="/wiki/Human" title="Human">humans</a> for their nest sites. Attenborough highlights man's influence by describing the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific</a> island of <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a>, whose bird population was wiped out following the accidental introduction of <a href="/wiki/Brown_tree_snake" title="Brown tree snake">brown tree snakes</a> during the 1940s. Examples of species that were hunted to extinction are the <a href="/wiki/Huia" title="Huia">huia</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Great_auk" title="Great auk">great auk</a> and, most famously, the <a href="/wiki/Dodo" title="Dodo">dodo</a>. However, there are conservation efforts being made, such as those for Australia's <a href="/wiki/Orange-bellied_parrot" title="Orange-bellied parrot">orange-bellied parrot</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Pink_pigeon" title="Pink pigeon">pink pigeon</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Mauritius_parakeet" class="mw-redirect" title="Mauritius parakeet">echo parakeet</a> (the latter two both of <a href="/wiki/Mauritius" title="Mauritius">Mauritius</a>). </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Birds were flying from continent to continent long before we were. They reached the coldest place on Earth, Antarctica, long before we did. They can survive in the hottest of deserts. Some can remain on the wing for years at a time. They can girdle the globe. Now, we have taken over the earth and the sea and the sky, but with skill and care and knowledge, we can ensure that there is still a place on Earth for birds in all their beauty and variety—if we want to... And surely, we should.</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite>David Attenborough, in closing</cite></div></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="DVD_and_book">DVD and book</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Life_of_Birds&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: DVD and book"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The series is available in the UK for Regions 2 and 4 as a three-disc DVD (BBCDVD1020, released 4 December 2000) and as part of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Life_Collection" title="The Life Collection">The Life Collection</a></i>. Each episode features additional footage, accessed separately. </p><p>The accompanying book, <i>The Life of Birds</i> by David Attenborough, was published by <a href="/wiki/BBC_Books" title="BBC Books">BBC Books</a> on 24 September 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC-Birds-1998_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-Birds-1998-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Life_of_Birds&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/the-life-of-birds-by-david-attenborough">59th Annual Peabody Awards</a>, May 2000.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFAttenborough2002" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/David_Attenborough" title="David Attenborough">Attenborough, David</a> (2002). <i>Life on Air</i>. BBC Books. pp. <span class="nowrap">359–</span>363. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-563-53461-3" title="Special:BookSources/0-563-53461-3"><bdi>0-563-53461-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Life+on+Air&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E359-%3C%2Fspan%3E363&rft.pub=BBC+Books&rft.date=2002&rft.isbn=0-563-53461-3&rft.aulast=Attenborough&rft.aufirst=David&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Life+of+Birds" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAttenborough2002" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/David_Attenborough" title="David Attenborough">Attenborough, David</a> (2002). <i>Life on Air</i>. BBC Books. p. 372. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-563-53461-3" title="Special:BookSources/0-563-53461-3"><bdi>0-563-53461-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Life+on+Air&rft.pages=372&rft.pub=BBC+Books&rft.date=2002&rft.isbn=0-563-53461-3&rft.aulast=Attenborough&rft.aufirst=David&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Life+of+Birds" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://thinkgalapagos.com/happy-90th-birthday-sir-david-attenborough/">"Happy 90th Birthday to Sir David Attenborough!"</a>. 17 January 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Happy+90th+Birthday+to+Sir+David+Attenborough%21&rft.date=2019-01-17&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fthinkgalapagos.com%2Fhappy-90th-birthday-sir-david-attenborough%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Life+of+Birds" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-BBC-Birds-1998-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-BBC-Birds-1998_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDavid_Attenborough1998" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/David_Attenborough" title="David Attenborough">David Attenborough</a> (1998) [First published 1998]. <i>The Life of Birds</i>. England: <a href="/wiki/BBC_Books" title="BBC Books">BBC Books</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-563-38792-0" title="Special:BookSources/0-563-38792-0"><bdi>0-563-38792-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Life+of+Birds&rft.place=England&rft.pub=BBC+Books&rft.date=1998&rft.isbn=0-563-38792-0&rft.au=David+Attenborough&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Life+of+Birds" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Life_of_Birds&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" 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History">Wild Europe</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wild_Caribbean" title="Wild Caribbean">Wild Caribbean</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wild_China" title="Wild China">Wild China</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/South_Pacific_(TV_series)" title="South Pacific (TV series)">South Pacific</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wild_Arabia" title="Wild Arabia">Wild Arabia</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wild_Brazil" title="Wild Brazil">Wild Brazil</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Locations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_First_Eden" title="The First Eden">The First Eden</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Congo_(TV_series)" title="Congo (TV series)">Congo</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nile_(TV_series)" title="Nile (TV series)">The Nile</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egypt_(TV_series)" title="Egypt (TV series)">Egypt (TV series)</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gal%C3%A1pagos_(2006_TV_series)" title="Galápagos (2006 TV series)">Galápagos</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ganges_(TV_series)" title="Ganges (TV series)">Ganges</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Yellowstone_(British_TV_series)" title="Yellowstone (British TV series)">Yellowstone</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Rift:_Africa%27s_Wild_Heart" title="The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart">The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Great_Barrier_Reef_(2012_TV_series)" title="Great Barrier Reef (2012 TV series)">Great Barrier Reef</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/India:_Nature%27s_Wonderland" title="India: Nature's Wonderland">India: Nature's Wonderland</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wild_Burma:_Nature%27s_Lost_Kingdom" title="Wild Burma: Nature's Lost Kingdom">Wild Burma: Nature's Lost Kingdom</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Japan:_Earth%27s_Enchanted_Islands" title="Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands">Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Atlantic:_The_Wildest_Ocean_on_Earth" title="Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth">Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Patagonia:_Earth%27s_Secret_Paradise" title="Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise">Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Locations (David Attenborough)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Africa_(2013_TV_series)" title="Africa (2013 TV series)">Africa</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Asia_(2024_TV_series)" title="Asia (2024 TV series)">Asia</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Madagascar_(TV_series)" title="Madagascar (TV series)">Madagascar</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Great_Barrier_Reef_(2015_TV_series)" title="Great Barrier Reef (2015 TV series)">Great Barrier Reef</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Expeditions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Abyss" title="Pacific Abyss">Pacific Abyss</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lost_Land_of_the_Jaguar" title="Lost Land of the Jaguar">Lost Land of the Jaguar</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lost_Land_of_the_Volcano" title="Lost Land of the Volcano">Lost Land of the Volcano</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lost_Land_of_the_Tiger" title="Lost Land of the Tiger">Lost Land of the Tiger</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Dark:_Nature%27s_Nighttime_World" title="The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World">The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Children's TV</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Animal_Magic_(TV_series)" title="Animal Magic (TV series)">Animal Magic</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Really_Wild_Show" title="The Really Wild Show">The Really Wild Show</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Roar_(2006_TV_series)" title="Roar (2006 TV series)">Roar</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Inside_Life" title="Inside Life">Inside Life</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Deadly_(franchise)" title="Deadly (franchise)">Deadly</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Deadly_60_episodes" title="List of Deadly 60 episodes"><i>Deadly 60</i> episodes</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Nature specials</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Nature%27s_Great_Events" title="Nature's Great Events">Nature's Great Events</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nature%27s_Microworlds" title="Nature's Microworlds">Nature's Microworlds</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nature%27s_Epic_Journeys" title="Nature's Epic Journeys">Nature's Epic Journeys</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Earth%27s_Greatest_Spectacles" title="Earth's Greatest Spectacles">Earth's Greatest Spectacles</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Weird_Nature" title="Weird Nature">Weird Nature</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Supersense" title="Supersense">Supersense</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lifesense" title="Lifesense">Lifesense</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Supernatural:_The_Unseen_Powers_of_Animals" title="Supernatural: The Unseen Powers of Animals">Supernatural</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Unnatural_Histories" title="Unnatural Histories">Unnatural Histories</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wonders_of_the_Monsoon" title="Wonders of the Monsoon">Wonders of the Monsoon</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Wildlife specials</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Dragons_Alive" title="Dragons Alive">Dragons Alive</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Gorilla_(TV_series)" title="Mountain Gorilla (TV series)">Mountain Gorilla</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shark_(British_TV_series)" title="Shark (British TV series)">Shark</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Secret_Life_of_Elephants" title="The Secret Life of Elephants">The Secret Life of Elephants</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ocean_Giants" title="Ocean Giants">Ocean Giants</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ingenious_Animals" title="Ingenious Animals">Ingenious Animals</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Life_in_the_Air" title="Life in the Air">Life in the Air</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hunt_(2015_TV_series)" title="The Hunt (2015 TV series)">The Hunt</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Earthflight" title="Earthflight">Earthflight</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hidden_Kingdoms" title="Hidden Kingdoms">Hidden Kingdoms</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dynasties_(2018_TV_series)" title="Dynasties (2018 TV series)">Dynasties</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Life_That_Glows" title="Life That Glows">Life That Glows</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Animal behaviour (Gordon Buchanan)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Tribes,_Predators_%26_Me" title="Tribes, Predators & Me">Tribes, Predators & Me</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bear_Family_%26_Me" title="The Bear Family & Me">The Bear Family & Me</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Polar_Bear_Family_%26_Me" title="The Polar Bear Family & Me">The Polar Bear Family & Me</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Others (David Attenborough)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Attenborough_and_the_Giant_Dinosaur" title="Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur">Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur</a></i></li> <li><i>Attenborough and the Sea Dragon</i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Attenborough_in_Paradise" title="Attenborough in Paradise">Attenborough in Paradise</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/David_Attenborough%27s_Natural_Curiosities" title="David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities">David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Prehistoric_Planet" title="Prehistoric Planet">Prehistoric Planet</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Song_of_the_Earth" title="The Song of the Earth">The Song of the Earth</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Year_Earth_Changed" title="The Year Earth Changed">The Year Earth Changed</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Wildlife_on_One" title="Wildlife on One">Wildlife on One</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_World_About_Us" title="The World About Us">The World About Us</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Natural_World_(TV_series)" title="Natural World (TV series)">Natural World</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/BBC_Wildlife_Specials" title="BBC Wildlife Specials">BBC Wildlife Specials</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Big_Cat_Diary" title="Big Cat Diary">Big Cat Diary</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Orangutan_Diary" title="Orangutan Diary">Orangutan Diary</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Last_Chance_to_See_(TV_series)" title="Last Chance to See (TV series)">Last Chance to See</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Monkey_Planet_(TV_series)" title="Monkey Planet (TV series)">Monkey Planet</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Monsters_We_Met" title="Monsters We Met">Monsters We Met</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ice_Age_Giants" title="Ice Age Giants">Ice Age Giants</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Radio</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Last_Chance_to_See" title="Last Chance to See">Last Chance to See</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/World_on_the_Move" title="World on the Move">World on the Move</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/David_Attenborough%27s_Life_Stories" title="David Attenborough's Life Stories">David Attenborough's Life Stories</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Living_World" title="The Living World">The Living World</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Film</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Earth:_One_Amazing_Day" class="mw-redirect" title="Earth: One Amazing Day">Earth: One Amazing Day</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Deep_Blue_(2003_film)" title="Deep Blue (2003 film)">Deep Blue</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Earth_(2007_film)" title="Earth (2007 film)">Earth</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Meerkats" title="The Meerkats">The Meerkats</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/One_Life_(2011_film)" title="One Life (2011 film)">One Life</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Heads of the NHU</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Campbell_(ornithologist)" title="Bruce Campbell (ornithologist)">Bruce Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Parsons" title="Christopher Parsons">Christopher Parsons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alastair_Fothergill" title="Alastair Fothergill">Alastair Fothergill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Scholey" title="Keith Scholey">Keith Scholey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Nightingale" title="Neil Nightingale">Neil Nightingale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wendy_Darke" title="Wendy Darke">Wendy Darke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julian_Hector" title="Julian Hector">Julian Hector</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other notable staff</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Colwell" title="Mary Colwell">Mary Colwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Matthews_(filmmaker)" title="Richard Matthews (filmmaker)">Richard Matthews</a></li></ul> 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navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Life_on_Earth_(TV_series)" title="Life on Earth (TV series)">Life on Earth</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Living_Planet" title="The Living Planet">The Living Planet</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Trials_of_Life" title="The Trials of Life">The Trials of Life</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Life_in_the_Freezer" title="Life in the Freezer">Life in the Freezer</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Private_Life_of_Plants" title="The Private Life of Plants">The Private Life of Plants</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">The Life of Birds</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Life_of_Mammals" title="The Life of Mammals">The Life of Mammals</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Life_in_the_Undergrowth" title="Life in the Undergrowth">Life in the Undergrowth</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Life_in_Cold_Blood" title="Life in Cold Blood">Life in Cold Blood</a></i> (2008)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Planet_Earth_(franchise)" title="Planet Earth (franchise)"><i>Planet Earth</i> series</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Planet_Earth_(2006_TV_series)" title="Planet Earth (2006 TV series)">Planet Earth</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Planet_Earth_II" title="Planet Earth II">Planet Earth II</a></i> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Planet_Earth_III" title="Planet Earth III">Planet Earth III</a></i> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other BBC series<br />and programmes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Zoo_Quest" title="Zoo Quest">Zoo Quest</a></i> (1954–63)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_People_of_Paradise" title="The People of Paradise">The People of Paradise</a></i> (1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_World_About_Us" title="The World About Us">The World About Us</a></i> (1967–86)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Miracle_of_Bali" title="The Miracle of Bali">The Miracle of Bali</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Tribal_Eye" title="The Tribal Eye">The Tribal Eye</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wildlife_on_One" title="Wildlife on One">Wildlife on One</a></i> (1977–2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Natural_World_(TV_series)" title="Natural World (TV series)">Natural World</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Natural_World_episodes" title="List of Natural World episodes">episodes</a>) (1984–2019)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_First_Eden" title="The First Eden">The First Eden</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lost_Worlds,_Vanished_Lives" title="Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives">Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/BBC_Wildlife_Specials" title="BBC Wildlife Specials">BBC Wildlife Specials</a></i> (1995–2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/State_of_the_Planet" title="State of the Planet">State of the Planet</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Blue_Planet" title="The Blue Planet">The Blue Planet</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nature%27s_Great_Events" title="Nature's Great Events">Nature's Great Events</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Life_(2009_TV_series)" title="Life (2009 TV series)">Life</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/First_Life_(TV_series)" title="First Life (TV series)">First Life</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Madagascar_(TV_series)" title="Madagascar (TV series)">Madagascar</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Frozen_Planet" title="Frozen Planet">Frozen Planet</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Attenborough:_60_Years_in_the_Wild" title="Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild">Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Africa_(2013_TV_series)" title="Africa (2013 TV series)">Africa</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Life_Story_(TV_series)" title="Life Story (TV series)">Life Story</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hunt_(2015_TV_series)" title="The Hunt (2015 TV series)">The Hunt</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Great_Barrier_Reef_(2015_TV_series)" title="Great Barrier Reef (2015 TV series)">Great Barrier Reef</a></i> (2015–16)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blue_Planet_II" title="Blue Planet II">Blue Planet II</a></i> (2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dynasties_(2018_TV_series)" title="Dynasties (2018 TV series)">Dynasties</a></i> (2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Seven_Worlds,_One_Planet" title="Seven Worlds, One Planet">Seven Worlds, One Planet</a></i> (2019)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Perfect_Planet" title="A Perfect Planet">A Perfect Planet</a></i> (2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Life_in_Colour_(miniseries)" title="Life in Colour (miniseries)">Life in Colour</a></i> (2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Green_Planet_(TV_series)" title="The Green Planet (TV series)">The Green Planet</a></i> (2022)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dynasties_II" title="Dynasties II">Dynasties II</a></i> (2022)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Frozen_Planet_II" title="Frozen Planet II">Frozen Planet II</a></i> (2022)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wild_Isles" title="Wild Isles">Wild Isles</a></i> (2023)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Asia_(2024_TV_series)" title="Asia (2024 TV series)">Asia</a></i> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">One-off<br /> programmes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Blank_on_the_Map" title="A Blank on the Map">A Blank on the Map</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Attenborough_in_Paradise" title="Attenborough in Paradise">Attenborough in Paradise</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Song_of_the_Earth" title="The Song of the Earth">The Song of the Earth</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lost_Gods_of_Easter_Island" title="The Lost Gods of Easter Island">The Lost Gods of Easter Island</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Life_on_Air" title="Life on Air">Life on Air</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Amber_Time_Machine" title="The Amber Time Machine">The Amber Time Machine</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Are_We_Changing_Planet_Earth%3F" title="Are We Changing Planet Earth?">Are We Changing Planet Earth?</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Charles_Darwin_and_the_Tree_of_Life" title="Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life">Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Attenborough_and_the_Giant_Egg" title="Attenborough and the Giant Egg">Attenborough and the Giant Egg</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/David_Attenborough%27s_Rise_of_Animals:_Triumph_of_the_Vertebrates" title="David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates">Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Attenborough_and_the_Giant_Dinosaur" title="Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur">Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur</a></i> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Life_That_Glows" title="Life That Glows">Life That Glows</a></i> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Climate_Change_%E2%80%93_The_Facts" title="Climate Change – The Facts">Climate Change – The Facts</a></i> (2019)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Extinction:_The_Facts" title="Extinction: The Facts">Extinction: The Facts</a></i> (2020)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Year_Earth_Changed" title="The Year Earth Changed">The Year Earth Changed</a></i> (2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dinosaurs:_The_Final_Day_with_David_Attenborough" title="Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough">Dinosaurs: The Final Day</a></i> (2022)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other networks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/David_Attenborough%27s_Natural_Curiosities" title="David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities">David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_David_Attenborough%27s_Natural_Curiosities_episodes" title="List of David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities episodes">episodes</a>) (2013–17)</li> <li><i><a 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Monsters 3D">Flying Monsters 3D</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Penguin_King" title="The Penguin King">The Penguin King</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Plants_3D" title="Kingdom of Plants 3D">Kingdom of Plants 3D</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Galapagos_3D" title="Galapagos 3D">Galapagos 3D</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/David_Attenborough%27s_Natural_History_Museum_Alive" title="David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive">David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/David_Attenborough%27s_Conquest_of_the_Skies_3D" title="David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies 3D">David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies 3D</a></i> (2015)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">DVD collections</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Attenborough_in_Paradise_and_Other_Personal_Voyages" title="Attenborough in Paradise and Other Personal Voyages">Attenborough in Paradise</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Life_Collection" title="The Life Collection">The Life Collection</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Life_on_Land" title="Life on Land">Life on Land</a></i> (2008)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Radio</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/David_Attenborough%27s_Life_Stories" title="David Attenborough's Life Stories">David Attenborough's Life Stories</a></i> (2009–11)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tweet_of_the_Day" title="Tweet of the Day">Tweet of the Day</a></i> (2013–14)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Books</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd 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