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The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Animal Behaviour by David Attenborough

The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Animal Behaviour: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Animal Behaviour runs 10 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Attenborough (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10listening hrs
Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)store shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 10 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 4,073 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Animal Behaviour is an audiobook by David Attenborough: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by David Attenborough, released November 10, 2022, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10 hrs
Narrated by
David Attenborough
Released
November 10, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
ISBN
9780008477875

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Animal Behaviour as an audiobook?

The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Animal Behaviour runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.

Is The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Animal Behaviour free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Animal Behaviour?

The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Animal Behaviour is narrated by David Attenborough.

Is The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Animal Behaviour worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.3 hours.