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All Episodes of The Mating Game

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All Episodes of The Mating Game

The struggles and successes of a wide variety of animals as they take on one of life's most vital challenges: finding a partner.
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Season 1

  • Grasslands: In Plain Sight
    8.5/1074 votes

    Grasslands: In Plain Sight

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/2021

    The strategies used by animals to find and defend their mates in the grasslands of Namibia, the Serengeti and Australia. Here, mating strategies are on show for all to see.

    Director: Jeff Wilson

    Writer: N/A

  • Oceans: Out of the Blue
    8.5/1061 votes

    Oceans: Out of the Blue

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/2021

    The Ocean is where life first experimented with the Mating Game, and over time this has led to some of the most ingenious mating strategies of all.

    Director: Simon Nash

    Writer: N/A

  • Jungles: In the Thick of It
    8.7/1061 votes

    Jungles: In the Thick of It

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/2021

    Jungles are home to 80% of all species but they cover just 2% of the planet. When animals in these crowded forests want to mate, the challenge is how to stand out from the crowd.

    Director: Joe Loncraine

    Writer: N/A

  • Freshwater: Timing Is Everything
    8.3/1051 votes

    Freshwater: Timing Is Everything

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/2021

    Freshwater is often the stage on which millions of animals gather to find a mate. And the cycle of freshwater is the trigger for spectacular mating rituals and fierce competition.

    Director: Joe Loncraine

    Writer: N/A

  • Against All Odds
    8.3/1054 votes

    Against All Odds

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/2021

    All life is driven by the need to breed. Yet for a few, the odds of success are overwhelmingly against them, so these have adopted the most extraordinary mating strategies of all.

    Director: Simon Nash

    Writer: N/A