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The struggles and successes of a wide variety of animals as they take on one of life's most vital challenges: finding a partner.

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Season 1

8.7/1064 votes
Jungles: In the Thick of It
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/2021
Jungles are home to 80% of all species but they cover just 2% of the planet. When animals in these crowded forests want to mate, the challenge is how to stand out from the crowd.
Director: Joe Loncraine
Writer: Unknown
8.6/1077 votes
Grasslands: In Plain Sight
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/2021
The strategies used by animals to find and defend their mates in the grasslands of Namibia, the Serengeti and Australia. Here, mating strategies are on show for all to see.
Director: Jeff Wilson
Writer: Unknown
8.5/1064 votes
Oceans: Out of the Blue
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/2021
The ocean is where life first experimented with the mating game, and over time this has led to some of the most ingenious mating strategies of all.
Director: Simon Nash
Writer: Unknown
8.4/1058 votes
Against All Odds
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/2021
All life is driven by the need to breed. Yet for a few, the odds of success are overwhelmingly against them, so these have adopted the most extraordinary mating strategies of all.
Director: Simon Nash
Writer: Unknown
8.3/1054 votes
Freshwater: Timing Is Everything
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/2021
Freshwater is often the stage on which millions of animals gather to find a mate. And the cycle of freshwater is the trigger for spectacular mating rituals and fierce competition.
Director: Joe Loncraine
Writer: Unknown