2009 marks both the bicentenary of Charles Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his book On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. To mark the occasion, Life aims to show to the diversity of the natural world and unusual animal behaviour which has enabled species to survive.Sequences filmed include flocking red knots and horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay, USA, cheetah in northern Kenya collaborating to hunt an unusual prey species - ostrich and a group of twenty Komodo dragons attacking a buffalo at a watering hole on the island of Rinca, Indonesia.Eagles and reindeer were also filmed in the Käsivarsi Wilderness Area in Finnish Lapland.(10 part series)

In nature, living long enough to breed is a monumental struggle. Many animals and plants go to extremes to give themselves a chance.
Uniquely, three brother cheetahs band together to bring down a huge ostrich. Aerial photography reveals how bottle-nosed dolphins trap fish in a ring of mud, and time-lapse cameras show how the Venus flytrap ensnares insect victims.

The strawberry frog carries a tadpole high into a tree and drops it in a water-filled bromeliad. The frog must climb back from the ground every day to feed it.
Fledgling chinstrap penguins undertake a heroic and tragic journey through the broken ice to get out to sea. Many can barely swim and the formidable leopard seal lies in wait.

Reptiles and amphibians look like hang-overs from the past. But they overcome their shortcomings through amazing innovation.
The pebble toad turns into a rubber ball to roll and bounce from its enemies. Extreme slow-motion shows how a Jesus Christ lizard runs on water, and how a chameleon fires an extendible tongue at its prey with unfailing accuracy. The camera dives with a Niuean sea snake, which must breed on land but avoids predators by swimming to an air bubble at the end of an underwater tunnel. In a TV first, Komodo dragons hunt a huge water-buffalo, biting it to inject venom, then waiting for weeks until it dies. Ten dragons strip the carcass to the bone in four hours.

thanks skamp,
picture quality is top notch - like divx,
good job mate

Not my upload mate,anyone who is from the UK or uses a shield can watch it in HD on the BBCi player by clicking the bbc link