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The Best Episodes of The Life of Mammals

Every episode of The Life of Mammals ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Life of Mammals!

David Attenborough presents a nature documentary series looking at why mammals are the most successful creatures on the planet.
Genre:Documentary
Network:BBC One

Top Episode Ratings Summary

"Meat Eaters" is the best rated episode of "The Life of Mammals". It scored 8.4/10 based on 119 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/18/2002. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Winning Design".

  • Meat Eaters
    8.4/10119 votes
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    #1 - Meat Eaters

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/18/2002

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Winning Design
    8.3/10143 votes
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    #2 - A Winning Design

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/20/2002

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Insect Hunters
    8.3/10120 votes
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    #3 - Insect Hunters

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/27/2002

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

    Director: Mark Linfield

    Writer: N/A

  • Opportunists
    8.3/10112 votes
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    #4 - Opportunists

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1/8/2003

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Food for Thought
    8.3/10108 votes
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    #5 - Food for Thought

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 2/5/2003

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Life in the Trees
    8.2/10109 votes
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    #6 - Life in the Trees

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/22/2003

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Plant Predators
    8.1/10116 votes
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    #7 - Plant Predators

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/4/2002

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Chisellers
    8.1/10112 votes
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    #8 - Chisellers

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/11/2002

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Return to the Water
    8.1/10106 votes
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    #9 - Return to the Water

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1/15/2003

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Social Climbers
    8.1/10106 votes
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    #10 - Social Climbers

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/29/2003

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

    Director: Mark Linfield

    Writer: N/A