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    Like prizefighters, boxing kangaroos train for years for a shot at supremacy

    Like prizefighting, the world of kangaroo boxing is one of rigorous training, champions and challengers, and violent intraspecies battles for prestige and supremacy. This stunning excerpt from the BBC’s ‘Life Story’ series, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, shows the tough road to glory that ambitious males face in the quest for dominance.

    16 November 2015
    Macro photo of an ant crawling on a green leaf next to two green and brown caterpillars with fuzzy heads.

    videoEvolution

    A cut-throat case of evolutionary backstabbing in the Peruvian rainforest

    3 minutes

    Five brown birds perched on a branch in a forest with a black bird displaying its wings on the ground below.

    videoBiology

    A bird-of-paradise must become a lord of the dance to woo a discerning mate

    2 minutes

    A vibrant bird with golden yellow and bright red feathers, perched on the ground amid dry, dark twigs and foliage.

    videoEvolution

    Dilating pupils, wheezes and head-butts: the male bowerbird’s tips for seduction

    4 minutes

    A polar bear lying playfully in the snow, its legs in the air and head raised slightly, against a white snowy background.

    videoLove and friendship

    How do polar bears find their love match? Flirty play in the snow till they drop

    4 minutes

    A man with a long beard wearing glasses holding a net against a backdrop of a grassy field and cloudy sky.

    videoAnimals and humans

    The wild tale of a young animal keeper, an angry tiger and a torn circle net

    10 minutes

    Two birds on a branch in a forest, one with a bright chest, the other black with wings spread, blurred green background.

    videoEvolution

    The evolutionary value of ‘artistic‘ skills when predators are few

    2 minutes

    A male bird-of-paradise displaying its dark black plumage with a striking blue breast in a rainforest setting.

    videoEvolution

    Do the Volgelkop bop: how a newly discovered bird-of-paradise dazzles his mate

    1 minute

    Close-up of a chameleon’s green, textured scales and eye taken among plants.

    videoBiology

    Can a city cockroach cheat fate in this hallucinatory, eat-or-be-eaten jungle?

    7 minutes

    Close-up of a colourful peacock spider with iridescent markings on its body, standing on a wooden surface.

    videoEvolution

    Dance or die! A male spider must impress a female with his moves, or be eaten

    4 minutes