Name: The Life of Mammals
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2002-11-20
Rating: 8.4
Cast: David Attenborough

Episodes

Season 1(10)

1. A Winning Design
★ 8.5
2002-11-20 · 58m
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.
2. Insect Hunters
★ 8.0
2002-11-27 · 58m
Mammals from tiny shrews to giant anteaters have specialised in eating insects. Some have even pursued their prey into the skies.
3. Plant Predators
★ 7.7
2002-12-04 · 58m
The plant eaters take on the largely indigestible, spiny and poisonous defences of plants with some spectacular physical adaptations to diet.
4. Chisellers
★ 8.0
2002-12-11 · 58m
Special tools like chisel sharp front teeth and underground dwelling enable this group of mammals to feast on roots and seeds.
5. Meat Eaters
★ 7.7
2002-12-18 · 58m
Predators and prey must evolve speed, endurance and manoeuvrability to outwit each other, and the pack hunters must maintain order in the ranks.
6. Opportunists
★ 8.0
2003-01-08 · 58m
A mammal capable of having a varied diet can be highly adaptable and exploit new environments including the cities where they thrive.
7. Return to the Water
★ 8.0
2003-01-15 · 58m
With perfect streamlined bodies and great underwater speed, seals, dolphins, porpoises and whales became the new hunters of the sea..
8. Life in the Trees
★ 8.7
2003-01-22 · 58m
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.
9. Social Climbers
★ 8.7
2003-01-29 · 58m
In the daily hubbub of monkey life, only those with a talent for social wheeler dealing get ahead, driving the shift towards larger brains.
10. Food for Thought
★ 8.3
2003-02-05 · 58m
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?