EP 1AvailableNow playingA Winning Design
58m·11/20/2002·8.5
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.
The Life of Mammals
Season 1 · Episode 1IMDb8.3
- Released
- 11/20/2002
- Duration
- 0h 58m
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Cast
- David Attenborough
Overview
David Attenborough presents a nature documentary series looking at why mammals are the most successful creatures on the planet.
Episodes
EP 1AvailableNow playing
EP 2AvailableInsect Hunters
58m·11/27/2002·8.0
Mammals from tiny shrews to giant anteaters have specialised in eating insects. Some have even pursued their prey into the skies.
EP 3AvailablePlant Predators
58m·12/4/2002·7.7
The plant eaters take on the largely indigestible, spiny and poisonous defences of plants with some spectacular physical adaptations to diet.
EP 4AvailableChisellers
58m·12/11/2002·8.0
Special tools like chisel sharp front teeth and underground dwelling enable this group of mammals to feast on roots and seeds.
EP 5AvailableMeat Eaters
58m·12/18/2002·7.7
Predators and prey must evolve speed, endurance and manoeuvrability to outwit each other, and the pack hunters must maintain order in the ranks.
EP 6AvailableOpportunists
58m·1/8/2003·8.0
A mammal capable of having a varied diet can be highly adaptable and exploit new environments including the cities where they thrive.
EP 7AvailableReturn to the Water
58m·1/15/2003·8.0
With perfect streamlined bodies and great underwater speed, seals, dolphins, porpoises and whales became the new hunters of the sea..
EP 8AvailableLife in the Trees
58m·1/22/2003·8.7
A 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.
EP 9AvailableSocial Climbers
58m·1/29/2003·8.7
In the daily hubbub of monkey life, only those with a talent for social wheeler dealing get ahead, driving the shift towards larger brains.
EP 10AvailableFood for Thought
58m·2/5/2003·8.3
The 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?
Cast
Self - Presenter
