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Each week, Race of Life shows you the animals that have adapted and evolved to survive in their environments and keep predators at bay. In the animal kingdom, each day is a battle for survival,

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Season 1

7.0/107 votes
Natural Warriors
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/8/2016
Males and females of some species fight viciously. Though they are usually not trying to kill each other, the fighting can result in death.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
6.8/108 votes
Defenses
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/15/2016
From insects that look like leaves and snakes that play dead to flying fish and poisonous toads, animals defend themselves in fascinating ways.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
6.6/107 votes
Run Like The Wind
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/8/2016
With predators always looking for a meal, their prey must constantly avoid being eaten. Defensive adaptations add to their chances of survival.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
6.5/108 votes
Reptiles
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/15/2016
Crocodiles are descended from animals that roamed Earth 250 million years ago, while snakes rely on the sun to control their temperature.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
6.3/108 votes
Survival Of The Fittest
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/25/2016
There are many fine examples of evolutionary history in the natural world. Whales evolved from land-dwelling creatures to today's marine mammals.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
6.1/109 votes
The Early Bird
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/8/2016
Attack and escape scenarios involving avian predators and their prey, including horizontal speeding and diving to avoid capture.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
6.1/109 votes
The Race Underfoot
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/22/2016
There are many reasons why insects survive, from strong, flexible shells to wings that give them the option of flying away from danger.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
6.0/108 votes
The Great Desert Race
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/1/2016
Desert animals have evolved to handle heat and lack of water. This includes scorpions, which have existed since life first crawled from the sea.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
6.0/108 votes
Herbivores
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/1/2016
The African Savannah sees thousands of battles each day. How do elephants survive on a diet that even the strictest vegetarian would avoid?
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
5.9/1011 votes
The Big Cats
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/1/2016
The leopard is perhaps the best-equipped big cat, with a population spread far and wide, but lions have almost no predators.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Underwater Predators
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/15/2016
Almost all animals living in the sea have bodies designed for hunting or protection, and predators have adapted extreme measures to survive.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Underwater Defences
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/22/2016
Protecting themselves underwater is a matter of invention and reinvention, so aquatic animals deploy an array of strategies just to stay alive.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Underwater Prey's Defenses
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 4/22/2016
Protecting themselves underwater is a matter of invention and reinvention, so aquatic animals deploy an array of strategies just to stay alive.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
After Dark
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 4/29/2016
Nocturnal animals use the dark to escape predators, avoid the heat of the day, and take turns sharing food and resources.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown