The Best Episodes of The Life of Mammals

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   8.4/10(136 votes)

   #1 - Insect Hunters

   S1:E211/27/2002

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

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   8.4/10(135 votes)

   #2 - Meat Eaters

   S1:E512/18/2002

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

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   8.4/10(127 votes)

   #3 - Opportunists

   S1:E61/8/2003

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

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   8.4/10(123 votes)

   #4 - Food for Thought

   S1:E102/5/2003

   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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   8.3/10(158 votes)

   #5 - A Winning Design

   S1:E111/20/2002

   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.

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   8.3/10(121 votes)

   #6 - Social Climbers

   S1:E91/29/2003

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

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   8.2/10(127 votes)

   #7 - Chisellers

   S1:E412/11/2002

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

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   8.2/10(121 votes)

   #8 - Return to the Water

   S1:E71/15/2003

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

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   8.2/10(124 votes)

   #9 - Life in the Trees

   S1:E81/22/2003

   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.

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    8.1/10(131 votes)

    #10 - Plant Predators

    S1:E312/4/2002

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

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