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NATURE | Born Wild: The First Days of Life | Preview | PBS

Duration: 00:31
Program: Nature #2702
Broadcast Date: Nov. 1, 2009

Enter your baby animal photos into the Born Wild Photo Contest for a chance to win "Born Wild: The First Days of Life" on DVD. Across the animal kingdom, some of the most essential lessons — and the most extreme challenges — occur in the first moments of life. From ostrich to orangutan, egg sac to live birth, infanticide to matricide, the diversity of behaviors between parent and progeny is great.

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Post Date: October 26, 2009