Imagine the world cloaked in darkness. Suddenly, a pair of eyes catches the moonlight, glowing with intense focus. This is the realm of the hunter, a world of instinct and survival. In The Life of Mammals episode 5, we are invited directly into this breathtaking arena.
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David Attenborough turns his lens toward a group of creatures we often overlook: rodents. From the scurrying mouse in your backyard to the industrious beaver deep in the woods, rodents represent the most populous and adaptable group of mammals on the planet.
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In the landmark series, The Life of Mammals episode 3, David Attenborough explores a surprising and ancient war. This is not a battle between carnivore and prey in the traditional sense.
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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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The Life of Mammals episode 1, David Attenborough explores the “winning design” that has enabled mammals to become one of the most successful and diverse groups of animals on the planet. This success stems from a few key mammalian characteristics: being warm-blooded, having insulating fur or hair, and producing milk for their young.
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Your Inner Fish: An Evolution Story episode 3: In the final episode, Neil tracks our hands, feet, colour vision, spine and upright gait to our primate and hominid progenitors, who also passed on perhaps the most important legacy of all – a path to the human brain. It took more than 350 million years for the human body to take shape. Anatomist Neil Shubin reveals how our bodies are the legacy of ancient fish, reptiles and primates, the ancestors you never knew were in your family tree. Our bodies carry the anatomical legacy of animals that
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Your Inner Fish: An Evolution Story episode 2 traces our hair, skin, teeth, jaws and sense of hearing back to reptilian ancestors – from ferocious beasts that ruled the Earth, to a little shrew-like animal that lived 195 million years ago. It took more than 350 million years for the human body to take shape. Anatomist Neil Shubin reveals how our bodies are the legacy of ancient fish, reptiles and primates – the ancestors you never knew were in your family tree. Our bodies carry the anatomical legacy of animals that lived hundreds of millions of
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Your Inner Fish: An Evolution Story episode 1: It took more than 350 million years for the human body to take shape. Anatomist Neil Shubin reveals how our bodies are the legacy of ancient fish, reptiles and primates, the ancestors you never knew were in your family tree. Our bodies carry the anatomical legacy of animals that lived hundreds of millions of years ago. Journeying to the Arctic, South Africa and Ethiopia, Neil uncovers an astonishing story spanning hundreds of millions of years, a tale full of strange facts and remarkable insights. Using fossils, embryos and
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Winterwatch 2023 episode 3: Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan revel in some of winter’s most dazzling displays. Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk delivers wildlife action from the remote cameras, providing an insight into some of Britain’s smallest mammals. There is also a chat with artist Paul Harfleet, who uses art to engage his audience and highlight the plight of many of our British bird species. And Iolo Williams and Gillian Burke meet some urban mammals in Edinburgh, indulging in a look at some of the macro marvels that call the cemetery home. Springwatch, Autumnwatch and Winterwatch, sometimes
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