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Life on Earth

The story of life, from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that now live around us.

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The Compulsive Communicators

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  • Lucky pups — The Rise of the Mammals

    Duration: 3:29
  • Millennia of millipedes — The First Forests

    Duration: 1:50
  • Creatures of the night — Life in the Trees

    Duration: 1:16
  • Scent sense — Life in the Trees

    Duration: 2:55
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