Life on Earth: The Greatest Story Ever Told

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Now, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the book’s first publication, David Attenborough has revisited Life on Earth, completely updating and adding to the original text, taking account of modern scientific discoveries from around the globe. Various methods of breeding are examined, including laying eggs in rivers, depositing them in other damp habitats for safety or, as with the Brazilian pipa, embedding them within the skin of the parent itself. The male is an enormously powerful creature but he only uses his strength when he is protecting his family and it is very rare that there is violence within the group. His distinguished career spans more than sixty years, and his extraordinary contribution to natural history broadcasting and film-making has brought him international recognition, from Life on Earth to Frozen Planet, Planet Earth to Blue Planet.

Since this book was first written, science of course has continued to make new discoveries that have illuminated and amplified the history of nature.Furthermore, animal hunting expeditions required a degree of co-operation to achieve a successful outcome. David Attenborough is one of the most influential and respected broadcasters and naturalists of the 20th and 21st centuries.

The skin is rich in pigment cells, which provide effective means of camouflage, and the chameleon is a well-known example. If there is any criticism to be made about the science of the book, it is that it doesn’t quite represent life on Earth in all its diversity as we understand it today.We would try to survey the whole animal kingdom and consider each great group of animals in the light of the part it has played in the long drama of life from its beginnings until today. In addition, the primitive apemen ( Anthropopithecus) also had stones that were chipped into cutting tools. Others have moved elsewhere, and the macaques of Koshima in Japan have learned to wash their food before eating.

It happens to have occupied a niche in the environment that has existed unchanged for such vast periods of time and suited it so ideally that it had no cause to change. The series is available in the UK for Regions 2 and 4 as a four-disc DVD set (BBCDVD1233, released 1 September 2003) and as part of The Life Collection. He states, "The placenta and the womb between them provide a degree of safety and a continuity of sustenance which is unparalleled in the animal world.For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the book's first publication, David Attenborough revisited Life on Earth, completely updating and adding to the original text, taking account of modern scientific discoveries from around the globe. The dark fine-grained rocks lie not in horizontal layers like all those above, but are twisted and buckled and riven with veins of pink granite.