The Secret of Life on Earth (1993)
• October 14th, 1993 • 0h 42min
Documentary
Overview
A breathtaking adventure across five continents and through time to reveal nature's most vital secret. Watch a flying fox gorge itself on a midnight snack of figs. Climb into the prickly jaws of insect-eating plants. Witness a mantis disguised as a flower petal lure its prey to doom.
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