The Research Behind the Documentaries
As long as there have been predators, there have been prey developing mechanisms to avoid them. Whether through the development of offensive strategies or through concealment, prey have adapted countermeasures to avoid predation. This has resulted in an evolutionary arms race, each competing against the other for survival. Take for example the Hatchetfish, Sternoptyx pseudobscura... Continue Reading →
A pride of lionesses forms a beautifully-coordinated trap, chasing a giraffe into what appears to be inevitable death; unexpectedly, the hunt ends in failure as the giraffe viciously tramples the lead female and escapes relatively unscathed. David Attenborough states that lion hunts have the highest rate of failure in the desert, which is not surprising... Continue Reading →
The lynx is one of the most skillful hunters in the wild. Season 1, Episode 2 of Planet Earth II, titled Mountains, has some incredible footage of the lynx on the hunt. Prey can be really scarce in snowy, Wintery conditions, and lynx have adapted in some amazing ways. It has been observed that lynx... Continue Reading →
The Evolution of Planet Earth 