Competition to win a partner has created some of the most extraordinary beauty and life-threatening violence anywhere in nature. Dazzling colors, elaborate dances and powerful weapons are all ways to attract and defend a mate. The stakes could not be higher: without a mate, the journey of life ends here... sometimes literally.
Competition to win a partner has created some of the most extraordinary beauty and life-threatening violence anywhere in nature. Dazzling colors, elaborate dances and powerful weapons are all ways to attract and defend a mate. The stakes could not be higher: without a mate, the journey of life ends here... sometimes literally.
General Note
Originally released by BBC Worldwide Learning, 2014.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on April 20, 2018.
Content Note
Waved Albatross (1:38); --Green Turtles (4:39); -- Flame Bowerbird (2:15); -- Japanese Puffer Fish (7:16); -- Fur Seals (4:51); -- Long-tailed Mannequins (4:12); -- Peacock Jumping Spider (4:57); -- Rivals for Mates (2:12); -- Japanese Macaques (4:00); -- Second Chance (4:09); -- Fur Seal Beach (4:23); -- Waiting for Mates (3:49); -- Credits: Courtship (0:36); .
