Life Force
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Play S1 E1Extraordinary show that reveals how forces of nature through sheer power of evolution shaped life in all it's unexpected and glorious forms, and filled our planet with amazing diversity of animals and plants.
Cast: Jeff Wilburn, Marie Bouvier
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6 episodes
1. New ZealandNew Zealand is a fairytale archipelago with a turbulent geological past. A land with astonishing creatures: flightless birds, night dwellers and even living fossils. Evolution has run wild on this isolated land, producing some of the world's most unusual animals.TV-GCC51minDec 4, 2010
2. AustraliaAustralia is a floating laboratory whose ancient geological past and changing climate have triggered mutations in the animals here, culminating in over 200 species of bizarre pouched marsupials, which are all equipped with astounding survival features.TV-GCC51minJan 4, 2011
3. Brazil's CerradoOn Brazil's ancient Cerrado grassland a community of eccentric creatures are all inter-dependent, and all life revolves around the landscape of mysterious mud-caked monoliths.TV-GCC51minJan 11, 2011
4. Africa's Rift Valley LakesAfrica's freshwater Great Lakes are the birthplace of the biggest, fastest, and perhaps the strangest mutation of any vertebrate on Earth. Could these fish actually be as intelligent as chimps?TV-GCC51minJan 18, 2011
5. MadagascarThe land of lemurs, an ancient primate family that evolved from only one small group which arrived on the island more than 60 million years ago. For them Madagascar became the land of evolutionary opportunity and today there are almost 100 living species.TV-GCC51minJan 25, 2011
6. JapanIsolated from the Asian mainland, Japan's animals have been forced to endure the most violently active islands on earth in a climate of extremes. Animals cast away on these outcrops must find innovative ways to overcome periods of starvation.TV-GCC51minFeb 8, 2011
Life Force
★ 8.3/1020102 seasons12 episodesEnded
Extraordinary show that reveals how forces of nature through sheer power of evolution shaped life in all it's unexpected and glorious forms, and filled our planet with amazing diversity of animals and plants.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Satoshi Okabe
- Studio
- Discovery, NHK, Animal Planet
Maturity rating
TV-GCheck the rating before watching with younger viewers.
Audio languages
English
Where to watch
Not currently listed on any streaming, rental or purchase service.
