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Life on Earth

Season 1 Episode 9: The Rise of the Mammals

Tracing the early evolution of mammals that rose to prominence following the extinction of the dinosaurs and concentrating on today's egg laying mammals (monotremes) and marsupials.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Infinite Variety

1. The Infinite Variety

Aired: Jan 15, 1979

Background to the origins of life on Earth and with the evidence of fossils, ...

Episode 2 Building Bodies

2. Building Bodies

Aired: Jan 22, 1979

The continuing story of the evolution of life on earth explores the earliest ...

Episode 3 The First Forests

3. The First Forests

Aired: Jan 29, 1979

Explores the first land living plants and insects, the problems they faced an...

Episode 4 The Swarming Hordes

4. The Swarming Hordes

Aired: Feb 5, 1979

Examines the symbiosis between plants and insects together with how some inse...

Episode 6 Invasion of the Land

6. Invasion of the Land

Aired: Feb 19, 1979

The evolution of life continues with some fish moving on to the land and beco...

Episode 8 Lords of the Air

8. Lords of the Air

Aired: Mar 5, 1979

The evolution of birds from their first reptilian ancestors to the immense va...

Episode 10 Theme and Variations

10. Theme and Variations

Aired: Mar 19, 1979

The evolution of mammals continues with the focus on some placental species i...

Episode 12 Life in the Trees

12. Life in the Trees

Aired: Apr 2, 1979

Continues the mammal theme, by focusing on primates. Beginning with the lemur...

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Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Two

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Documentary