Episode guide

The Life of Mammals

Series 1

The Life of Mammals

  • Opportunists

    World-spanning docu series about our closest animal relations. Zoological hero David Attenborough looks at omnivores - animals that eat whatever is around at the time.

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  • Return to the Water

    David Attenborough gives us more incredible insight into the world of mammals. Here the focus is on animals that swim, such as seals, dolphins and even elephants.

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  • Life in the Trees

    David Attenborough's major series about some of the world's oddest animals. Here, a look at tree dwellers - mammals which have adapted to a life at height.

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  • Social Climbers

    David Attenborough continues his fascinating nature series. Here, he looks at a variety of monkeys from all over the world, including red howler monkeys in Venezuela.

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  • Food for Thought

    Esteemed broadcaster David Attenborough witnesses up close the startling similarities between great apes and human beings, as he encounters orangutans and chimps.

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  • A Winning Design

    David Attenborough reveals why mammals are the most successful creatures on the planet. Here he visits Australia and South America to study the lives of marsupials.

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  • Insect Hunters

    David Attenborough's enthralling nature series. Learn about the mammals that hunt insects, creatures that once shared the planet with dinosaurs.

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  • Chisellers

    David Attenborough's focus switches to rodents, who possess incisor teeth with chisel-sharp enamel. Among the animals observed are the agouti, the beaver and the capybara.

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  • Plant Predators

    Stunning nature documentary series, filmed around the world over many years. Veteran broadcaster David Attenborough looks at some of the biggest predators on Earth.

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  • Meat Eaters

    Witness elusive animals on film in this stunning series filmed around the world. David Attenborough looks at carnivores, from arctic foxes to the Siberian tiger.

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