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The Life of Mammals

 

A Winning Design

   2002    Nature
A Winning Design clarifies what makes a mammal different from reptiles and birds. No, it isn't egg-laying: both the platypus and the echidna are egg-laying mammals; it's their ability to adapt. And it's this adaptability that becomes the crux of the remainder of the series. 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

   2002    Nature
Mammals from tiny shrews, giant anteaters, armoured armadillo to bats have specialised in eating insects. Some have evolved into complex and effective hunters, even pursued their prey into the skies

Plant Predators

   2002    Nature
The plant eaters take on the largely indigestible, spiny and poisonous defences of plants with some spectacular physical adaptations to diet. Plant Predators demonstrates the particular (and often peculiar) adaptations of herbivores
Meltdown: Three Mile Island

Meltdown: Three Mile Island

2022  Technology
Wonders Of The Universe

Wonders Of The Universe

2011  Science
Cosmos: Possible Worlds

Cosmos: Possible Worlds

2020  Science
The Truth About

The Truth About

2018  Medicine
Dirty Money

Dirty Money

2018  Culture
Dynasties

Dynasties

2018  Nature