Life in the Air

In Africa, a caracals rocket-propelled launch enables it to catch birds in flight. In the Australian outback, a kangaroos hop is key to finding water in a desert of over a million square kilometres. On an English farm, an insects ultimate ejector seat accelerates it to 700G with help from a clutch in its crotch. And high above the jungles of Borneo, a leaping snakes unique shape allows it to glide, even without wings.

This episode features a creature that creates sound out of thin air with the worlds fastest courtship display and arguably the worlds most aggressive bird.  In a South American jungle, theres hunt and evasion flying during the night, as bats and moths fight for the upper hand in one of the worlds oldest arms races.  Plus a camera films a giant flock to unlock the secrets that keep half a million birds from colliding in the same air space.