Er, as the post suggests... dont forget life in cold blood starts soon...end of this month...

Sir David Attenborough brings viewers the final chapter of his epic overview of life on Earth, as he transforms perceptions of cold-blooded animals in this landmark series.



"Reptiles and amphibians are sometimes thought of as slow, dim witted and primitive. In fact, they can be lethally fast, spectacularly beautiful, surprisingly affectionate and extremely sophisticated," says David.



Using the very latest in filming technology – including ultra-high-speed, thermal, miniature and on-board cameras – David reveals their surprising and intimate lives and discovers the secret of their success.



TV firsts in the series include tiny scarlet frogs sumo wrestling, baby worm-like caecilians feasting on their mother's skin, mother salamanders viciously defending their broods and spectacled caiman taking care of crèches of up to 100 young.



David begins the story on the Galapagos Islands, among massed ranks of marine iguanas. Thermal imagery reveals how these lizards bask in the sun and then pour into the cold sea, as the accumulated heat powers their dives.



In California, side-blotched lizards fight for the best sun-baked rock-piles to use as radiators. Here, females choose the males with the hottest rocks as mates. Mediterranean wall lizards, meanwhile, bask on the bizarre dead horse arum flowers that produce living heat as a by-product of making a disgusting odour to attract flies.



Off the coast of South Africa, David finds a riot of reptiles – the highest concentration of angulate tortoises on Earth. They, too, sunbathe to power their hot-blooded jousting, using "lances" on the front of their shells. A "tortoise cam" reveals how they flip each other over in these vicious fights.



Reptiles can be sensuous, too – the tenderest courtship is, surprisingly, performed by the ultimate cold-blooded killer: the saltwater crocodile. The five-metre-long gigantic male gently caresses the much smaller female while blowing bubbles to reassure her.



David also meets a modern giant reptile that is an exception to the cold-blooded rule – the ancient leatherback turtle is the largest of living reptiles. As the female lays her eggs, thermal cameras reveal that her internal body temperature is above that of her surroundings.



At the end of each episode, a 10-minute feature, Under The Skin, produced in collaboration with the Open University, examines the technology used by scientists.



In the first one, David travels to Madagascar in search of the world's smallest reptile – the pygmy leaf chameleon. After failing to find it for the BBC's Zoo Quest programme during his first visit to the country in 1960, he tries his luck 47 years later.

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Can't wait to see this, David Attenboro is awesome anyway.

on BBC2 I assume..

So did anyone else see it?

Karen and I sat and watched it attentively.

I have never heard of a marine Iguana before, they must get cold quickly.

Those Pygmy leaf Chameleons are tiny, and I notice Neils getting some in this week.

Ive ordered the free poster

Thought it was excellent, I loved those fruit eating mediterranean lizards that lived on those carrion plants, shame he didnt say what they were though.

Was it a one off or is ita series on again next weel?

yes its on again same time next week

thought it was amazing ,especially the armadillo lizard.are these available neil?

I enjoyed it very much!!!

The Armadillo Lizards and the Waxy Monkey Frogs caght my attention the most, they're awesome !

Hey Neil, i couldn't find the poster on the site, could you give me the link please?

Heres the poster...free poster

I havent seen armadillo lizards, but we have a subspecies in the showroom - Dwarf Sungazers, they look the same but are smaller and dont do the biting the tail thing!

Waxy Monkey frogs - after watching that clip me thinks next time i see them i might have to buy some!

Thanks for the link, ordered one

Wow, can't wait for them Frogs to come up on the list

1 metre Salamander wow

that programme is awesome, never knew anphibians were so complex

I have seen one of these in real life they are amazeing when you see them close up

Amphibians are amazeing,and are some of the most beautiful,underestimated creatures on earth

I bet, did you get a photo?



ditto that, never realised untill watching that programme though

No,didnt get a photo