The Episodes of Life

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		CHALLENGES OF LIFE TV Schedule Kicking off Life, this episode provides an overview of the extraordinary strategies our planet's animals and plants have developed to stay alive as individuals and as species. (Full Description)
		Quotes: From the Press
		Video: Cheetahs Hunt Ostrich	Quiz: "Hunt Like a Cheetah"
		Scene Analysis	Photos: Challenges of Life
		Video: Stalk-Eyed Flies	Video: Discovery News Alert
		Scene Analysis	Profile: Ostrich
		Vote: Rate the Scenes	Profile: Stalk-Eyed Fly
		Audio: Expert Interview

		REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS TV Schedule Amphibians and reptiles are masters of survival because they've devised extraordinary tricks and strategies. (Full Description)
		Video: Komodo Dragons Hunt Buffalo
		Scene Analysis	Quiz: "Hunt Like a Komodo Dragon"
		Video: Waterfall Toad Leaps	Photos: Reptiles and Amphibians
		Scene Analysis	Video: Discovery News Alert
		Video: Behind the Komodo Dragon Scene	Profile: Water Buffalo Profile: Panther Chameleon
		Audio: Expert Interview
		Vote: Rate the Scenes

		MAMMALS TV Schedule Mammals are found in every habitat except the deep ocean. Besides their signature physical traits of fat, fur and warm blood, they are unique among animals in the care they lavish on their young. (Full Description)
		Video: Humpback Whale Heat Run
		Scene Analysis	Quiz: "Race Like a Sengi"
		Video: Sengi Outwits Hungry Lizard	Photos: Mammals
		Scene Analysis	Video: Discovery News Alert
		Video: Behind the Scenes: Filming Mammals	Profile: Rufous Sengi Profile: Aye-Aye
		Audio: Expert Interview
		Vote: Rate the Scenes

		FISH TV Schedule Fish are the most varied and diverse backboned creatures on the planet. They range from pregnant males to fish that fly, to those that have a top speed faster than a cheetah — sailfish. (Full Description)
		Video: Flying Fish Fly
		Scene Analysis	Quiz: "Mate Like a Mudskipper"
		Video: Mudskippers Mud Wrestle	Photos: Fish
		Scene Analysis	Video: Discovery News Alert
		Video: Behind the Scenes: Filming the Flying Fish	Profile: Weedy Sea Dragon Profile: Sarcastic Fringehead
		Audio: Expert Interview
		Vote: Rate the Scenes

		BIRDS TV Schedule Birds have one feature that no other animal possesses: feathers. This allows them to solve life's challenges in radically different ways. (Full Description)
		Video: Tropicbirds Fly the Gauntlet
		Scene Analysis	Quiz: "Decorate Like a Bowerbird"
		Video: Bowerbirds Display Treasures	Photos: Birds
		Scene Analysis	Video: Discovery News Alert
		Video: Behind the Scenes: Discovering Bird Behavior	Profile: Lammergeier Profile: Magnificent Frigatebird
		Audio: Expert Interview
		Vote: Rate the Scenes

		CREATURES OF THE DEEP TV Schedule Deep-sea marine invertebrates are extraordinarily diverse. From carnivorous squids to giant spider crabs, sea stars to monster worms, these animals are tough survivors despite the lack of a backbone. (Full Description)
		Video: Cuttlefish Wards Off Rivals
		Scene Analysis	Quiz: "Guard Like a Cuttlefish"
		Video: Nemertean Worms and Sea Stars	Photos: Creatures of the Deep
		Scene Analysis	Video: Discovery News Alert
		Video: Behind the Scenes: Creatures of the Deep	Profile: Sea Stars Profile: Nemertean Worm
		Audio: Expert Interview
		Vote: Rate the Scenes

		HUNTERS AND HUNTED TV Schedule The ability to learn from past experiences and develop novel solutions to problems has allowed mammals to find prey — and avoid being preyed upon — in every environment on Earth. (Full Description)
		Video: Bulldog Bats Fish at Night
		Scene Analysis	Quiz: "Swim Like an Elephant Seal"
		Video: An Orca Hunts Elephant Seals	Photos: Hunters and Hunted
		Scene Analysis	Video: Discovery News Alert
		Video: Behind the Scenes: Background and Research	Profile: Ethiopian Wolf Profile: Greater Bulldog Bat
		Audio: Expert Interview
		Vote: Rate the Scenes

		INSECTS TV Schedule Masters of adaptation, the vast variety of insects outnumber all other animal species put together. In this episode meet deadly warriors, nurturing moms, chemical experts and more. (Full Description)
		Video: Monarch Butterfly Winter Migration
		Scene Analysis	Quiz: "Fight Like a Darwin's Beetle"
		Video: Darwin's Beetle Tosses Rivals	Photos: Insects
		Scene Analysis	Video: Discovery News Alert
		Video: Behind the Scenes: The World of Insects	Profile: Dawson's Burrowing Bee Profile: Japanese Red Bug
		Audio: Expert Interview
		Vote: Rate the Scenes

		PLANTS TV Schedule Plants are dependent on three main elements for survival: sunlight, water and nutrients. From carnivorous plants to creeping plants to plants that survive harsh environments, they're fiercely competitive and cunningly opportunistic. (Full Description)
		Video: Venus Flytrap Catches Flies
		Scene Analysis	Quiz: "The World of Plants"
		Video: Creeper Plants Climb Trees	Photos: Plants
		Scene Analysis	Video: Discovery News Alert
		Video: Behind the Scenes: Filming Plants	Profile: Red Mangrove Profile: Saguaro Cactus
		Audio: Expert Interview
		Vote: Rate the Scenes

		PRIMATES TV Schedule Intelligence, adaptability and resourcefulness have enabled primates to thrive in an incredible diversity of habitats. Primates have found extraordinary ways to improvise, especially when faced with challenges beyond their physical means. (Full Description)
		Video: Baboon Super-Troops Clash
		Scene Analysis	Quiz: "Socialize Like a Snow Monkey"
		Video: Snow Monkeys Soak in Spa	Photos: Primates
		Scene Analysis	Video: Discovery News Alert
		Video: Behind the Scenes: Filming Chimpanzees	Profile: Phayre's Leaf Monkey Profile: Spectral Tarsier
		Audio: Expert Interview
		Vote: Rate the Scenes

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The filmmaker's went to extraordinary lengths to bring Life to the screen. Find out how they survived extreme cold, dangerous animals and other risks to life and limb in order to capture some of the most amazing wildlife footage ever filmed. (Full Description)

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