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Life on Earth: Episode 2: Building Bodies

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Episode 2: Building Bodies

BBC Two - Life on Earth, Building Bodies

David Attenborough examines the creatures and fossils of the Great Barrier Reef.

David Attenborough examines the creatures and fossils of the Great Barrier Reef, which provide clues to how the original primitive animals of the sea evolved.

Bright blue starfish, crimson feather stars, shell-less snails in designs as extravagant as any Paris fashion show, shrimps of every colour, others that are transparent - just a sample of the animal wonders to be found in a small area of the Great Barrier Reef.

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