Planet Earth Live

Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7.10pm (JKT/BKK); 8.10pm (SIN/HK); 9.10pm (KOR). Premieres 16th May.

Witness the planet's most charismatic animals experiencing life's...

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  • Planet Earth Live

    Planet Earth Live

    Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7.10pm (JKT/BKK); 8.10pm (SIN/HK); 9.10pm (KOR). Premieres 16th May.

    Witness the planet's most charismatic animals experiencing life's...

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  • Big Cat Diary: Family Histories - Bella & Cubs

    Big Cat Diary: Family Histories - Bella & Cubs

    Premieres 4th May at 4pm (JKT/BKK); 5pm (SIN/HK/TW); 6pm (KOR).

    Despite being one of Africa's top predators, leopards - especially...

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  • The Secret Life of Primates

    The Secret Life of Primates

    Thursdays at 9.55pm (JKT/BKK); 10.55pm (SIN/HK/TW); 11.55pm (KOR). Premieres 3rd May.

    In a spellbinding journey of discovery, renowned zoologist Charlotte...

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  • Life

    Life

    Thursdays at 9pm (JKT/BKK); 10pm (SIN/HK/TW); 11pm (KOR).

    Discover the glorious variety of life on Earth and the spectacular and extraordinary tactics animals...

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  • Big Cat Diary Series 6

    Big Cat Diary Series 6

    Wednesdays - Fridays at 4pm (JKT/BKK); 5pm (SIN/HK/TW); 6pm (KOR).

    The feline families of the Masai Mara wildlife community have been portrayed in fascinating intimacy over...

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DAVID ATTENBOROUGH

Sir David Attenborough is Britain's best-known natural history film-maker. His career as a naturalist and broadcaster has spanned nearly five decades and there are very few places on the globe that he has not visited.

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Meet The Team

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Life BBC Earth crew learning how to survive Patrick Morris talks about filming the hummingbird Simon Blakely talks to us about filming sea snakes Team clip of boat sunk in the Bahamas
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  • Our closest relatives, the chimps and gorillas, laugh when tickled.

  • Dolphins can point with their bodies and have been known to communicate an object's location to human divers.

  • Flamingos are only red because of the food they eat.

  • Ladybirds use red to warn predators that they make an unpleasant meal.

  • Hippopotamuses perspire red mucus

  • A Spider's blood is transparent.