In the documentary The Life of Mammals episode 2, we explore the remarkable story of the planet’s most successful group of animals, a story founded on a surprising diet. One hundred million years ago, as dinosaurs dominated the daylight world, tiny, furtive creatures stirred in the darkness.
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In a thrilling Halloween special for Landward, episode 20 of 2024, Scotland’s history and landscape reveal tales of mystery and enchantment that still linger in the air.
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The Wonder of Animals – Bats: Bats have colonised remote corners of the planet to become one of most widespread mammals on earth. Chris Packham explores their incredible anatomy, physiology and senses to understand what enables them to thrive in some surprising places. Tiny hairs on their wings give them a detailed air-flow map during flight, heat sensors on the nose of vampire bats means they can sense the most blood-rich areas of a prey’s body and iron oxide particles in the bat brain may act as a compass allowing them to find the most direct route back
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