Life Story

PRIMETIME EMMY® nominee
Season 1
From the moment they are born, every animal on the planet begins the same great and perilous journey - life. Like us, animals have to overcome unpredictable challenges thrown at them by their environment, their enemies and even their own families. Told from the perspective of individual animals, this captivating series follows the journey from birth to parenthood.
IMDb 9.020147 episodes7+
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - First Steps

    October 23, 2014
    58min
    TV-PG
    Each and every animal is born with a chance: to survive, thrive and produce their very own next generation. The first hurdle in life is infancy. Vulnerable, naïve but determined, some young animals face their biggest challenges in the first few days of life. How a creature fares at the very beginning is the foundation upon which their future success depends.
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  2. S1 E2 - Growing Up

    October 30, 2014
    59min
    TV-PG
    On reaching adulthood the moment comes when animals must strike out on their own. Without their parents they must learn to survive in a dangerous world. At this stage of life every small success may mean the difference between life and death.
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  3. S1 E3 - Home

    November 6, 2014
    58min
    TV-PG
    To survive, animals need somewhere to live; a place that provides the necessities of life, shelter from the elements and a refuge from enemies. Good homes are rare and competition can be intense - finding a home is one thing, but defending it is quite another.
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  4. S1 E4 - Power

    November 13, 2014
    59min
    TV-PG
    An individual's life journey interweaves with many others. Those who are successful know when to fight or back down, when to cooperate or to go it alone and how to manipulate and deceive. Power is the ultimate prize: animals will use any means to rise through the ranks and give themselves a chance of winning the game of life.
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  5. S1 E5 - Courtship

    November 20, 2014
    59min
    TV-PG
    Competition to win a partner has created some of the most extraordinary beauty and life-threatening violence anywhere in nature. Dazzling colors, elaborate dances and powerful weapons are all ways to attract and defend a mate. The stakes could not be higher: without a mate, the journey of life ends here... sometimes literally.
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  6. S1 E6 - Parenthood

    November 27, 2014
    58min
    TV-PG
    With the final challenge of life's journey comes the chance to win nature's only prize - continuing the family line through the next generation. Successfully raising offspring is the next best thing to immortality. But it's far from easy... Some parents must risk their own lives for their offspring.
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