Life in Colour - Episode 3 (ATOM Study Guide)

The natural world is full of colours that we tend to take for granted. This series explores why animals are so colourful. David Attenborough travels from the rainforests of Costa Rica to the snowclad Scottish Highlands to reveal the extraordinary ways that animals use colour. New camera technologies – some developed specially for this series – allow us, for the first time, to see the world as animals do, revealing colours and patterns usually invisible to our eyes. From the bold and brilliant, to the deceptive and bizarre, David Attenborough's Life in Colour – Episode 3 reveals that some animals use colour to hide and disappear into the background, or to trick and deceive.  

Key Stories Include: 

• Scotland's Ptarmigan
• The Crab spider
• The Zebra
• Cuban painted snails
• A Fangblenny
• A Pin-tailed whydah
• Augrabies lizard

Curriculum Links:

David Attenborough's Life in Colour is suitable for Year 5–12 students studying the following:

• Science
• Senior Biology
• Senior Physics
• Visual Art

With further links to the cross-curricular priorities of Sustainability.

Teachers are advised to consult the Australian Curriculum relevant to their state or territory for further information.