8.059 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestIn this episode, animals attempt to rear their offspring.
The remarkable and often perilous story of the journey through life. It is a story that unites each of us with every animal on the planet, because we all set out on this journey from the moment we are born. For animals there is just one goal in life – to continue their bloodline in the form of offspring. This series follows that journey through its six crucial stages: first steps, growing up, finding a home, gaining power, winning a mate and succeeding as a parent.
Cinematography
Impossible shots that took years to capture.
Direction
Six life stages structured like brutal video game levels.
Score
Music that makes a frog laying eggs feel operatic.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Some sequences took three years to film. The crew once spent six months waiting for one specific bird's courtship dance.
This was Attenborough's first 4K series, shot when he was 88 — proving nature docs are his actual bloodline.
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