David Attenborough presents a nature documentary series looking at why mammals are the most successful creatures on the planet.
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Air Date: 2002-11-20
From the tiniest bat to the massive blue whale, all mammals share the ability to nurture their young on milk and regu...
Air Date: 2002-11-27
Mammals from tiny shrews to giant anteaters have specialised in eating insects. Some have even pursued their prey int...
Air Date: 2002-12-04
The plant eaters take on the largely indigestible, spiny and poisonous defences of plants with some spectacular physi...
Air Date: 2002-12-11
Special tools like chisel sharp front teeth and underground dwelling enable this group of mammals to feast on roots a...
Air Date: 2002-12-18
Predators and prey must evolve speed, endurance and manoeuvrability to outwit each other, and the pack hunters must m...
Air Date: 2003-01-08
A mammal capable of having a varied diet can be highly adaptable and exploit new environments including the cities wh...
Air Date: 2003-01-15
With perfect streamlined bodies and great underwater speed, seals, dolphins, porpoises and whales became the new hunt...
Air Date: 2003-01-22
A range of adaptations from sucker-feet to gripping tails help the tree dwellers to survive, and in the dark forest s...
Air Date: 2003-01-29
In the daily hubbub of monkey life, only those with a talent for social wheeler dealing get ahead, driving the shift ...
Air Date: 2003-02-05
The natural world was transformed when one great ape began to walk upright - us. But why has this led to the developm...