Life of Mammals, The (UK)

Presented by David Attenborough
Certificate: none
Running Time: 500 mins
Retail Price: £39.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
David Attenborough presents the biggest ever wildlife series devoted to mammals.


A Winning Design: From the tiniest bat to the massive blue whale, all mammals share the ability to nurture their young on milk and regulate their own temperatures.


Insect Hunters: Mammals from tiny shrews to giant anteaters have specialised in eating insects. Some have even pursued their prey into the skies.


Plant Predators: The plant eaters take on the largely indigestible, spiny and poisonous defences of plants with some spectacular physical adaptations to diet.


Chisellers: Special tools like chisel sharp front teeth and underground dwelling enable this group of mammals to feast on roots and seeds.


Meat Eaters: Predators and prey must evolve speed, endurance and manoeuvrability to outwit each other, and the pack hunters must maintain order in the ranks.


Opportunists: A mammal capable of having a varied diet can be highly adaptable and exploit new environments including the cities where they thrive.


Return to The Water: With perfect streamlined bodies and great underwater speed, seals, dolphins, porpoises and whales became the new hunters of the sea.


Life in The Trees: A range of adaptations from sucker-feet to gripping tails help the tree dwellers to survive, and in the dark forest super senses come in to play.


Social Climbers: The daily hubbub of monkey life, only those with a talent for social wheeler-dealing get ahead, driving the shift towards larger brains.


Food for Thought: The natural world was transformed when one great ape began to walk upright - us. But why has this led to the development of our extraordinary brains?

Special Features:
2 50 minute featurettes: `Making Of` and `Behind The Scenes`
Original score
Photo gallery
Fact Files
`Life On Air` (1 hour)
Interactive menus
Scene selection