David Attenborough's - THE TRIALS OF LIFE: Arriving (VHS) NEW!

Description: Brand New & still sealed! Would make for a nice gift! David Attenborough's - THE TRIALS OF LIFE: Arriving (VHS) NEW! New & Sealed from 1991! Pretty scarce still new & sealed You can count the examples for sale on eBay on 1 hand and have a couple of fingers left over! 053939308334 Running time is 50 minutes. David Attenborough hosts this spectacular series that dares to portray nature seriously. Far from the harmonious appearance, nature is in reality a battleground and its "balance" merely a stalemate. The first in the series examines the ordeal of birth and making it through the first dangerous moments of existence. The Trails of Life Series The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Behavior is a BBC nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, first transmitted in the United Kingdom from 4 October 1990. The series took over three-and-a-half years to film, during which time Attenborough traveled almost a quarter of a million miles. Each of the twelve 50-minute episodes features a different aspect of the journey through life, from birth to adulthood and continuation of the species through reproduction. Episode 1: Arriving Broadcast 4 October 1990, the first episode examines the various methods by which creatures come into the world. Attenborough’s opening statement alludes to the annual spawning of the Christmas Island red crab, of which there are estimated to be some 120 million. The exercise is all the more hazardous since the species is a land crab, and the eggs have to be deposited in the sea — where the most ancient animals on the planet still live and breed. One of the most prolific aquatic egg producers is the giant clam, but some land animals also lay vast quantities, and the mantis is one example. In the Western United States, Attenborough observes a wasp that digs a burrow, conceals it, and stocks it with fresh caterpillars for her emerging young. The grubs of another start life inside caterpillars, and eat the unsuspecting hosts. The problems of larger animals are illustrated by snow geese in the Arctic, which have to defend their eggs from arctic foxes. The process of embryonic growth inside the egg, from laying to hatching, is shown in detail. The malleefowl warms its eggs with rotting leaves, and Attenborough demonstrates the care with which it regulates them by adding sand to its mound — to have it kicked back in his face. The sea louse is a crustacean that commits suicide: its grubs consume so much of the mother’s energies that she dies after birth. Mammals shown giving birth to fully formed young include wildebeest, antelope, sea lions and chinchillas. The series was produced in conjunction with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Turner Broadcasting System Inc. The executive producer was Peter Jones and the music was composed by George Fenton. The buy it now is $9.99. Buyer pays $4.00 for S&H. Items will be packaged securely. ALL PAYMENTS ARE DUE 7 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE. Please check out my other items for sale. _ Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

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