[David Attenborough] How could one species turn into another?
[Richard Dawkins] How is it that we find ourselves surrounded by such complexity, such elegance?
[Bill Nye] The genes of you and me
They're all made of DNA
We're all made of the same chemicals
DNA - we're all made of DNA
[Attenborough] Only the fittest survive And that is the key
Natural Selection That is the key
[Dawkins] We are surrounded by endless forms Most beautiful, most wonderful
Evolution - the greatest show on Earth
There is grandeur in this view of life (most beautiful, most wonderful)
Evolution - the greatest show on Earth
[Attenborough] The history of life can be thought of ss a many branched tree
The five kingdoms of life were established early on
Bacteria Protists- amoeba like creatures
Fungi, Plants, and Animals
[Dawkins] We find ourselves perched on one tiny twig
In the midst of a blossoming tree of life
Perched on one tiny twig
In the midst of a blossoming tree of life
[Attenborough] Only the fittest survive And that is the key
Natural Selection - that is the key
[Dawkins] We are surrounded by endless forms Most beautiful, most wonderful
Evolution - the greatest show on Earth
There is grandeur in this view of life (most beautiful, most wonderful)
Evolution - the greatest show on Earth
We are surrounded by millions of other species
Walking, flying, burrowing, stalking, chasing, fleeing, Outpacing
[Attenborough] Animals strive to reach this one ultimate goal
To ensure the survival of the next generation
This one ultimate goal To pass on their genes
That is what life is all about
There is grandeur in this view of life (Most beautiful, most wonderful)
Evolution - the greatest show on Earth
[Dawkins] As we look back on the history of life
We see a picture of never ending, ever rejuvinating novelty
[Attenborough] Those animals may seem to us to be very remote, strange, even fantastic
But all of us alive today Owe our very existence to them