Episode 1
A Winning Design
From the tiniest bat to the massive blue whale, all mammals share the ability to nurture their young on milk a...
Episode 2
Insect Hunters
Mammals from tiny shrews to giant anteaters have specialised in eating insects. Some have even pursued their p...
Episode 3
Plant Predators
The plant eaters take on the largely indigestible, spiny and poisonous defences of plants with some spectacula...
Episode 4
Chisellers
Special tools like chisel sharp front teeth and underground dwelling enable this group of mammals to feast on...
Episode 5
Meat Eaters
Predators and prey must evolve speed, endurance and manoeuvrability to outwit each other, and the pack hunters...
Episode 6
Opportunists
A mammal capable of having a varied diet can be highly adaptable and exploit new environments including the ci...
Episode 7
Return to the Water
With perfect streamlined bodies and great underwater speed, seals, dolphins, porpoises and whales became the n...
Episode 8
Life in the Trees
A range of adaptations from sucker-feet to gripping tails help the tree dwellers to survive, and in the dark f...
Episode 9
Social Climbers
In the daily hubbub of monkey life, only those with a talent for social wheeler dealing get ahead, driving the...
Episode 10
Food for Thought
The natural world was transformed when one great ape began to walk upright - us. But why has this led to the d...