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The Life of Mammals - Season 1
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Title: The Life of Mammals

Overview: David Attenborough presents a nature documentary series looking at why mammals are the most successful creatures on the planet.

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Average Vote: 8.3 (42 votes)

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  • Self - Presenter: David Attenborough
  • The Life of Mammals - A Winning Design (Season 1 - Episode 1)

    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 - Insect Hunters (Season 1 - Episode 2)

    Mammals from tiny shrews to giant anteaters have specialised in eating insects. Some have even pursued their prey into the skies.

    The Life of Mammals - Plant Predators (Season 1 - Episode 3)

    The plant eaters take on the largely indigestible, spiny and poisonous defences of plants with some spectacular physical adaptations to diet.

    The Life of Mammals - Chisellers (Season 1 - Episode 4)

    Special tools like chisel sharp front teeth and underground dwelling enable this group of mammals to feast on roots and seeds.

    The Life of Mammals - Meat Eaters (Season 1 - Episode 5)

    Predators and prey must evolve speed, endurance and manoeuvrability to outwit each other, and the pack hunters must maintain order in the ranks.

    The Life of Mammals - Opportunists (Season 1 - Episode 6)

    A mammal capable of having a varied diet can be highly adaptable and exploit new environments including the cities where they thrive.

    The Life of Mammals - Return to the Water (Season 1 - Episode 7)

    With perfect streamlined bodies and great underwater speed, seals, dolphins, porpoises and whales became the new hunters of the sea..

    The Life of Mammals - Life in the Trees (Season 1 - Episode 8)

    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.

    The Life of Mammals - Social Climbers (Season 1 - Episode 9)

    In the daily hubbub of monkey life, only those with a talent for social wheeler dealing get ahead, driving the shift towards larger brains.

    The Life of Mammals - Food for Thought (Season 1 - Episode 10)

    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?

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