The Secret of Life on Earth
Oct 14, 1993 | IMDB 6
42 min Watch NowDocumentary
A breathtaking adventure across five continents and through time to reveal nature's most vital secret. Watch a flying fox gorge itself on a midnight snack of figs. Climb into the prickly jaws of insect-eating plants. Witness a mantis disguised as a flower petal lure its prey to doom.
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IMDB 0 | Oct , 2017
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IMDB 6.4 | Apr , 2002
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IMDB 2 | Jan , 1953
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