BBC Natural World - Animals - The Inside Story (2002) Part 2 New Lives

How animals do the remarkable things they do. Animals - The Inside Story breaks new ground in the journey it takes into animal anatomy revealing the hidden mechanisms that drive amazing animal behaviours. In this fascinating three-part documentary, viewers can look inside animals to see what makes them tick. Fusing exciting computer animation, thermal imaging and compelling science, Animals: The Inside Story puts creatures under the microscope to expose the hidden mechanisms that drive their actions.

Part 2: New Lives

New Lives unravels the mysteries of animal reproduction from courtship and mating through to the creation of new life. The virtual world of the elephant womb allows us to see a baby elephant develop over 22 months. Emperor penguins produce eggs in the harshest climate on earth. Go inside this life support capsule and see how the shell is made and the chick grows. Metamorphosis is one of nature's miracles. From the inside, watch a total transformation as a land-based caterpillar becomes a graceful aerial athlete.