 David Attenborough's Life Stories

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David Attenborough's Life Stories

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Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants

Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world

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David Attenborough's Life Stories: Series 1: Large Blue

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The naturalist asks why the Large Blue butterfly recently died out in the UK.

The naturalist asks why the Large Blue butterfly died out in the UK - and the challenge of its reintroduction.  From 2009.

The Large Blue butterfly died out in Britain in 1979, but why? 

Investigations pointed to a complex life cycle linked to a single species of ant. 

With this knowledge the Large Blue was re-introduced into the British countryside, but there is a sinister twist in the tale, in the form of a parasitic wasp.

Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world. 

Producer: Julian Hector.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2009.

David Attenborough's Life Stories: Series 1

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