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The trials of life : a natural history of animal behaviour
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The trials of life : a natural history of animal behaviour

by David Attenborough

Complementing the television programme, this book is the final instalment in a natural history trilogy that includes Life on Earth and The Living Planet.

Accession 17739 ISBN 0002199122 Publisher William Collins, Sons, & Co.
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