In plain sight

Parenting proves challenging in the world's grassy regions...

- CAREN CLARK

PARENTHOOD

Sunday, 7.20pm, BBC1 Factual

Grasslands provide plentiful food for a variety of animals and their offspring, but the latest episode of Parenthood shows that the open plains can also spell jeopardy.

'Although grass grows continuously like a selfstocking fridge, there are few places to hide, so parents have problems keeping their young safe,' says narrator Sir David Attenborough.