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Naturalist David Attenborough examines the extraordinary revelations found from following fossilised animal tracks. From 2009.

Following the tracks left by animals is a great craft owned by many aboriginal people.

Doing the same with fossilised tracks is much the same skill, but with a whole new set of extraordinary revelations.

Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world.

Producer: Julian Hector

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2009.

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