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“Mallards must be one of the most familiar birds in the world. Because of that, perhaps we tend to take ducks for granted. But in fact, they are a very varied family.”

David Attenborough

"Fishing for a Living"
The Life of Birds (1998)

Family , Bird , World

“Even though hunters have a formidable armoury and great skill, most of their hunting trips... end in failure.”

David Attenborough

"Meat-Eaters"
The Life of Birds (1998)

Failure

“Those that live in the air have to fight in the air.”

David Attenborough

"Meat-Eaters"
The Life of Birds (1998)

Fight

“A spider. Quite big enough and succulent enough to provide a snack for a Scops.”

David Attenborough

"Meat-Eaters"
The Life of Birds (1998)

“Living on the bodies of mammals, oxpeckers manage to get quite a varied diet. A maggot here, a tick there, a little sip of blood, perhaps a little tasty earwax.”

David Attenborough

"The Insatiable Appetites"
The Life of Birds (1998)

“Once, not so long ago, wild pig were common all over Europe, and they're great diggers and rootlers. So maybe the robin's boldness and friendliness with other kinds of animals started in prehistory, even before human beings arrived in Europe.”

David Attenborough

"The Insatiable Appetites"
The Life of Birds (1998)

Animals

“For a hummingbird, winter comes 365 times a year.”

David Attenborough

"The Mastery of Flight"
The Life of Birds (1998)

Time , Winter

“[The Kiwi.] It's the bird equivalent of a badger.”

David Attenborough

"To Fly or Not To Fly?"
The Life of Birds (1998)

Bird

“Sensing the approaching danger, the snail flees. But in a world of snail paces, the conch is something of a Ferrari. It calls for desperate measures. Exhausted by the effort of its last-ditch attempt, the tulip snail is slowly... gunned... down.”

David Attenborough

"Tidal Seas"
Blue Planet (2001)

Sense , World , Effort

“Its heart that in flight contracted a thousand times a minute, slows until its beat is virtually undetectable. Its body temperature falls dramatically, and its breathing seems to cease altogether. [...] It's hibernating; but for a hummingbird, winter comes 365 times a year.”

David Attenborough

"The Mastery of Flight"
The Life of Birds (1998)

Time , Heart , Winter