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The Life of Birds

1 Season
10 Episode

The Life of Birds - Season 1 Episode 2 The Mastery of Flight

A natural history of bird life narrated by David Attenborough.


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49 minutes 1998 HD

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The second programme deals with the mechanics of flight. Getting into the air is by far the most exhausting of a bird's activities, and Attenborough observes shearwaters in Japan that have taken to climbing trees to give them a good jumping-off point.

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