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Arriving

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The first programme in David Attenborough's celebrated series looks at how animals employ an extraordinary variety of techniques to disperse their offspring.

Birth - the first dangerous step into a hazardous world. From egg-laying to live-bearing, animals employ an extraordinary variety of techniques to disperse their offspring. Mothers with youngsters who devour their internal organs. Pregnant males. Babies which themselves give birth before adulthood. Hot crocodile eggs which become males and cool ones which turn into females. The diverse strategies have a simple aim - to launch their young with a good chance of progressing on the long, or short, road to reproducing.

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Sat 13 Sep 2014 09:30

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Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter David Attenborough
Writer David Attenborough
Producer Keenan Smart

Broadcasts

  • Wed 3 Oct 1990 20:00
  • Sun 7 Oct 1990 19:15
  • Sun 1 Oct 1995 18:10
  • Wed 3 Feb 1999 21:30
  • Sat 22 Dec 2001 09:30
  • Fri 8 Mar 2013 16:25
  • Sat 13 Sep 2014 09:30

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