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David Attenborough's Life StoriesSeries 2Episodes

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  1. Elsa

    David Attenborough gives his perspective on the story of the famous lioness, Elsa.

  2. Fireflies

    Fireflies generate light by themselves and they do this with style.

  3. Waterton

    David Attenborough explores the life of Squire Waterton, a 19th-century taxidermist.

  4. Nectar

    David Attenborough tells of nature's first bribe, that evolved a hundred million years ago

  5. Chameleon

    Sir David Attenborough introduces Rommel the Chameleon.

  6. Quetzalcoatlus

    Sir David marvels over the Quetzalcoatlus: the largest flying animal ever to exist.

  7. Cuckoo

    David Attenborough tells us how cuckoos get their eggs into the nests of other species.

  8. Chimps

    David Attenborough recalls a memorable filming trip, following chimpanzees hunting monkeys

  9. Butterflies

    David Attenborough celebrates butterflies' migration with a twist of evolutionary thinking

  10. Monsters

    David Attenborough remembers puzzling over the Loch Ness Monster with Sir Peter Scott.

  11. Rats

    David Attenborough hates rats, but in a personal way explains why they should be respected

  12. Identities

    David reflects on seeing 'whitey' - a blackbird with a white feather - in his garden.

  13. Hummers

    Hummingbirds are brilliantly coloured with aeronautical skills that defy the imagination.

  14. Wallace

    David Attenborough on the achievements of scientist Alfred Russel Wallace.

  15. Earthworms

    David Attenborough recalls visiting Australia to find the giant earthworm - using his ears

  16. Cicada

    David Attenborough reveals the life of insects that emerge from the earth every 17 years.

  17. Foreign Fare

    David Attenborough explores the natural history of potatoes, peppers and artichokes.

  18. Charnia

    David Attenborough's fascination with the fossilised evidence of the beginning of life.

  19. Kiwi

    David Attenborough muses over the peculiar Kiwi, a bird more mammal-like in its habits.

  20. Canopy

    David Attenborough talks about filming in one of nature's most inaccessible places.