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The Mastery of Flight

Name: The Mastery of Flight
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1998-10-28
Duration: 50 min

The second programme deals with the mechanics of flight. Getting into the air is by far the most exhausting of a bird's activities, and Attenborough observes shearwaters in Japan that have taken to climbing trees to give them a good jumping-off point.

Aired: Oct 28, 1998 Genre: DocumentaryCasts: David AttenboroughProducers: Fergus BeeleyDuration: 50m Rating: 0 Country:Production: BBC Studios Natural History Unit

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01: To Fly or Not to Fly?02: The Mastery of Flight 03: The Insatiable Appetite 04: Meat-Eaters 05: Fishing for a Living 06: Signals and Songs 07: Finding Partners 08: The Demands of the Egg 09: The Problems of Parenthood 10: The Limits of Endurance