Home
Animals must find a home that provides the necessities of life, shelter from the elements and a refuge from enemies.
Animals must find somewhere to live - a place that provides the necessities of life, shelter from the elements and a refuge from enemies. Good homes are rare and competition can be intense - finding a home is one thing, but defending it is quite another.
Home for a pack of African hunting dogs is a vast plain in Zambia. But it's far from safe. They must protect their young from predators and battle their age-old enemy, the hyena.
Hermit crabs on an isolated tropical island make their homes in empty snail shells. But there is a severe housing shortage. When a new property washes ashore the crabs form an orderly queue, in order of size. It's a housing chain. When the chain is complete each crab moves into the newly vacated shell ahead of it in the line.
Chimps have made a home on the edge of the Sahara Desert. They only survive by knowing how to find water even in the most extreme droughts. The elders lead their troop on a brutal trek to a dried-out riverbed. Once there they know exactly where to dig to create wells.
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Clips
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Hermit crab housing chain
Duration: 02:05
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Ants weave a new home
Duration: 01:05
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Wild dog hunt from the air
Duration: 01:31
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How we made it: Wild dog hunt from above
Duration: 00:47
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | David Attenborough |
Producer | Ian Gray |
Series Producer | Michael Gunton |
Broadcasts
- Thu 6 Nov 2014 21:00
- Sun 9 Nov 2014 17:00
- Wed 16 Sep 2015 15:45
- Mon 5 Sep 2016 22:00
- Fri 9 Sep 2016 00:00
- Wed 29 Mar 2017 16:15
- Tue 9 Oct 2018 21:00
- Wed 10 Oct 2018 02:00
- Wed 7 Aug 2019 16:15