by David Attenborough · Collins / BBC Books · tapa dura · ISBN 9780002199124
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«The Trials of Life» is David Attenborough's natural history essay, published by Collins / BBC Books in hardcover (320 pages, in English).
Essay examining the stages of animal life and the behaviors with which species face their challenges: feeding, surviving, finding a mate and reproducing. Each chapter focuses on a phase of the life cycle, with behavioral examples such as the migration of red crabs on Christmas Island to the coast to spawn.
Originally published in 1990, it closes Attenborough's natural history trilogy also comprising 'Life on Earth' and 'The Living Planet'. Its subtitle is 'A Natural History of Animal Behaviour'.
For the general public interested in popular science of natural history and the causes of animal behavior.
Sir David Frederick Attenborough is an English broadcaster, natural historian, and writer. His presenting career began as host of Zoo Quest in 1954, and has spanned seven decades; it includes the nine documentary series forming The Life Collection, Natural World, Wildlife on One, the Planet Earth franchise, The Blue Planet and Frozen Planet. He is the only person to have won BAFTA Awards in black-and-white, colour, high-definition, 3D and 4K resolution. Over his life, he has collected dozens of honorary degrees and awards, including three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Narrator and one Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Daytime Personality – Non-Daily.
