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The Egg: Life’s Perfect Invention Preview

Join Sir David Attenborough to reveal the incredible egg, piece by piece.

Aired 04/10/2019

Nature

The Egg: Life’s Perfect Invention Preview

Preview: Season 37 Episode 12 | 35sVideo has Closed Captions

Join Sir David Attenborough to reveal the incredible egg, piece by piece.

The egg is perhaps nature’s most perfect life support system. Step by step as the egg hatches, host David Attenborough reveals the wonder behind these incredible miracles of nature.

Aired 04/10/2019

Major support for NATURE is provided by The Arnhold Family in memory of Henry and Clarisse Arnhold, The Fairweather Foundation, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Charles Rosenblum, Kathy Chiao and...

The clever way the tiniest bird warms her nest

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This bird may not be big enough to cover all her eggs, but she can still keep them warm. (1m 40s)

How an Egg Hatches

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See the remarkable way hatchlings are able to break out of their eggs. (1m 45s)

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Major support for NATURE is provided by The Arnhold Family in memory of Henry and Clarisse Arnhold, The Fairweather Foundation, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Charles Rosenblum, Kathy Chiao and...

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