Discovery Channel’s Life, the 11-part follow up to Planet Earth - the most successful natural history documentary of all time - will launch on Sunday, featuring amazing cinematography. While Planet Earth told the story of the natural world through the framework of our planet’s ecosystems and regions, Life takes viewers on a more intimate journey as they’re introduced to different animal and plant groups, using the latest in HD filming techniques to show jaw-dropping behaviours that you may never have witnessed before. Click through / read on for behind-the-scenes vignettes and previews from the first two episodes.

Behind-the-scenes footage and previews from Discovery Channel’s Life

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Life Firsts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgJQCYiw8aw
From lizards walking on water to fish flying through the air, LIFE is full of amazing action sequences never before caught on camera.  In this clip, producers and camerapeople explain some of the “firsts” captured for the series.

Creating the Series: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=324QPpNJlgA
It took 70 camerapeople in over 50 countries, and four years to film every animal group on every continent for LIFE.

Technology & Innovation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am-g22oJ3vQ
LIFE’s filmmakers found new and innovative ways of using technology in an effort to show viewers things they’ve never seen before.

Research: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrL6VAcGH6Q
Each scene in LIFE has a hero, a challenge and a solution—a story structure that required extensive background research to get right.

From Challenges of Life (Premiering March 21 at 8 PM ET/PT)
Cheetahs Hunt Ostrich: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oV6SqyemCk
Stalk-Eyed Fly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGX7zZk0Eo4

From Reptiles and Amphibians (Premiering March 21 at 9 PM ET/PT)
Komodo Dragons Hunt Buffalo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDWSmQsvRSE
Waterfall Toad Leap from Danger: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_eaGgF1C7I

Life extends beyond TV to online, with a new website (http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/life/) that features videos & games, an interactive endangered species map, breathtaking photography and much more. Additionally, Discovery Channel fans can learn all about the #factsofLIFE by following @LifeonDiscovery on Twitter and becoming a fan on Facebook at facebook.com/DiscoveryLIFE.

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