Life on Our Planet

1 ▶ Chapter 1: The Rules of Life Evolution. Competition. Mass extinction. Three fundamental rules have driven the rise and fall of life on Earth for over four billion years. Not watched yet 43m 2 ▶ Chapter 2: The First Frontier For billions of years, land on Earth was uninhabitable. But in the seas, predation allowed species to thrive before — and after — two mass extinctions. Not watched yet 54m 3 ▶ Chapter 3: Invaders of the Land Sprawling moss, towering trees, flying insects, limbed amphibians: Early species vied for domination as the land went from hostile to hospitable. Not watched yet 57m 4 ▶ Chapter 4: In Cold Blood After Earth's third mass extinction, mammals' surviving ancestors ruled the supercontinent Pangea. But lizards soon ushered in the age of reptiles. Not watched yet 55m 5 ▶ Chapter 5: In the Shadow of Giants The formation of continents with varied environments allowed for an explosion of biodiversity — and turbo-charged the evolution of mighty dinosaurs. Not watched yet 51m 6 ▶ Chapter 6: Out of the Ashes The dinosaurs met their end with a cataclysmic asteroid impact. Rising from the ashes, birds reinvented themselves into a dynasty 10,000 species strong. Not watched yet 53m 7 ▶ Chapter 7: Inheriting the Earth Emerging from the dinosaurs' shadows, mammals went from underdogs to global power, with game-changing adaptations that would conquer land, air and sea. Not watched yet 52m 8 ▶ Chapter 8: Age of Ice and Fire As the Ice Age thawed, humans rose above the rest. But the possibility of a sixth mass extinction now looms: Has our ingenuity caused our downfall? Not watched yet 50m