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Hunting and Escaping

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David Attenborough looks at life-and-death duels which are fought daily in the wild, using traps and lures, warnings and deception, ambush and camouflage.

Kill or die. Flee or perish. Such life and death duels are fought daily in the wild. Every conceivable trick is used by hunter and hunted - traps and lures, warnings and deception, ambush and camouflage. An orchid turns out to be a predatory flower mantis. Caterpillars look like snakes. In Patagonia, killer whales ambush sea-lions in the surf. These desperate battles between assassins and their victims have sharpened the skills of both in the art of pursuit and evasion.

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Writer David Attenborough
Presenter David Attenborough
Producer Keenan Smart

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  • Wed 24 Oct 1990 20:00
    91热爆 One
  • Sun 28 Oct 1990 19:15
    91热爆 Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Sun 22 Oct 1995 18:10
    91热爆 Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Sat 27 Dec 1997 23:10
    91热爆 Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Boxing Day 2001 09:30
    91热爆 Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Wed 13 Mar 2013 16:20
    91热爆 Two Scotland, England, Wales & Northern Ireland only
  • Sat 20 Sep 2014 08:20
    91热爆 Two Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, England & HD only

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