07- Hunters and Hunted

Original air date: 23 November 2009

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Selected material

“Safe” is a relative term

The ibex (shown with a ring) has managed to get half the way down the steep steps but the rest doesn’t look any easier that what it has already accomplished

Bats as fishermen

A greater bulldog bat trawling for fish

When there is only one bat fishing this can be done in silence but otherwise they have to signal each other (by honking) before starting

Attack may be the best form of defence

A California ground squirrel chewing skin (top) of a rattlesnake and rubbing in into its tail (bottom)

Getting the scent of a rattlesnake onto its fur, being in the middle of their territory, an inevitable confrontation with their threat it is best to make use of it

The squirrel waiving its tail, that reeks of rattlesnake smell, to threaten the real rattlesnake

More episodes

01- Challenges of Life
02- Reptiles and Amphibians
03- Mammals
04- Fish
05- Birds
06- Insects
08- Creatures of the Deep
09- Plants
10- Primates
Series in retrospect