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The Life of Mammals

A comprehensive study of how a remarkable group of animals evolved, featuring a group that includes humans.

Episodes:

Episode 1 A Winning Design

1. A Winning Design

Aired: Nov 19, 2002

First in a ten-part epic series in which David Attenborough explores why mamm...

Episode 2 Insect Hunters

2. Insect Hunters

Aired: Nov 26, 2002

Mammals that hunt insects shared the planet with the dinosaurs, but when the ...

Episode 3 Plant Predators

3. Plant Predators

Aired: Dec 3, 2002

Heavily armoured, indigestible and even poisonous, plants pose problems for s...

Episode 4 Chisellers

4. Chisellers

Aired: Dec 10, 2002

Rodents are the most numerous mammals on the planet, comprising an incredibly...

Episode 5 Meat Eaters

5. Meat Eaters

Aired: Dec 17, 2002

From artic foxes and leopards to the Siberian tiger, carnivores feature in th...

Episode 6 The Opportunists

6. The Opportunists

Aired: Jan 7, 2003

Omnivorous mammals run the gamut from human beings to rats and, though they a...

Episode 7 Return to the Water

7. Return to the Water

Aired: Jan 14, 2003

David Attenborough discovers that while mammals such as manatees and sea otte...

Episode 8 Life in the Trees

8. Life in the Trees

Aired: Jan 21, 2003

Climbing is just the start - the challenge is to move between trees. To get c...

Episode 9 The Social Climbers

9. The Social Climbers

Aired: Jan 28, 2003

David Attenborough continues his documentary series. He looks at monkeys from...

Episode 10 Food for Thought

10. Food for Thought

Aired: Feb 4, 2003

The last programme of the series sees David Attenborough compare the foraging...

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Info about The Life of Mammals

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Documentary