NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - 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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#2 - 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
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#3 - 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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#4 - 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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#5 - 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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#6 - 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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#7 - 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..
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#8 - 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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#9 - 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
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#10 - 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?
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The Worst Episodes of The Life of Mammals
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David Attenborough presents a nature documentary series looking at why mammals are the most successful creatures on the planet.
Genre:Documentary
Network:BBC One
Worst Episodes Summary
"A Winning Design" is the worst rated episode of "The Life of Mammals". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/20/2002. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Insect Hunters".