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Reptiles and Amphibians (2/10)


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Subjects: Adaptations, Animal Behaviour, Animals, Biodiversity, Biology, Evolution, Insects, Natural History, Nature, Ocean, Reptiles, Science

Grade Level: JrH-Adult
Producer: BBC
Closed Captioned: No
Running Time: 50 mins
Country of Origin: Great Britain
Study Guide: No

Copyright Date: 2009
Available in French: Yes

From icy wastes to arid deserts, reptiles and amphibians have used their ancient, cold-blooded body plan along with sophisticated behavioural innovations to master the harshest environments on the planet.

Using their ruthless hunting abilities, extraordinary camouflage, guile and downright physical toughness, they thrive where mammals and birds fear to tread.

See Komodo dragons hunting buffalo, sea snakes with one of the most toxic venoms in the world that breed in caves, the seemingly suicidal leaps of a waterfall toad, the tender giant African bull frog that digs water channels to save not only its own young, but that of others too; and lizards that can walk on water.

Key animal characters:
• Komodo dragons
• Sea snakes
• African bullfrog
• Basilisk lizards

Narrated by David Attenborough