A Winning Design
From the tiniest bat to the massive blue whale, all mammals share the ability to nurture their young on milk and regulate their own temperatures.
2002-11-20 58m★ 8.5Now playing
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David Attenborough presents a nature documentary series looking at why mammals are the most successful creatures on the planet.
The Life of Mammals runs for 1 season. Every episode page keeps the show's order, so you can watch from the pilot to the finale without hunting for the next link. Episodes are bought individually for 1 credit.
Season 1 · 10 episodes
From the tiniest bat to the massive blue whale, all mammals share the ability to nurture their young on milk and regulate their own temperatures.
2002-11-20 58m★ 8.5Now playingMammals from tiny shrews to giant anteaters have specialised in eating insects. Some have even pursued their prey into the skies.
2002-11-27 58m★ 8.0The plant eaters take on the largely indigestible, spiny and poisonous defences of plants with some spectacular physical adaptations to diet.
2002-12-04 58m★ 7.7Special tools like chisel sharp front teeth and underground dwelling enable this group of mammals to feast on roots and seeds.
2002-12-11 58m★ 8.0Predators and prey must evolve speed, endurance and manoeuvrability to outwit each other, and the pack hunters must maintain order in the ranks.
2002-12-18 58m★ 7.7A mammal capable of having a varied diet can be highly adaptable and exploit new environments including the cities where they thrive.
2003-01-08 58m★ 8.0With perfect streamlined bodies and great underwater speed, seals, dolphins, porpoises and whales became the new hunters of the sea..
2003-01-15 58m★ 8.0A range of adaptations from sucker-feet to gripping tails help the tree dwellers to survive, and in the dark forest super senses come in to play.
2003-01-22 58m★ 8.7In the daily hubbub of monkey life, only those with a talent for social wheeler dealing get ahead, driving the shift towards larger brains.
2003-01-29 58m★ 8.7The natural world was transformed when one great ape began to walk upright - us. But why has this led to the development of our extraordinary brains?
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