The series celebrates the amazing intelligence that enables mammals to learn, remember, problem-solve, parent, and co-operate
Sir David Attenborough's Mammals - "The resilience of mammals and their ability to adapt to almost any situation is inspiring"
In six episodes we will show how mammals have taken advantage of every major environment on earth. They are found in every ocean, and on every continent, from frozen wildernesses, dense jungles, baking deserts, even the dark depths of the open ocean and the skies above our forests.- Originally confined to the night during the time of the dinosaurs, many mammals have, with heightened senses verging on superpowers, become masters of the shadows.
We’ve got everything from the smallest land mammal on Earth, the Etruscan shrew – which is about the size of an acorn and weighs no more than a ping-pong ball – to the blue whale. That isn't just the largest animal alive, it's the largest animal that's ever lived. It's just such a great subject, really. Mammals’ behaviours are astounding as well. They are social, they are solitary, and they are amazing parents.
But of course, the aquatic mammals are anything but that. Blue whales are the biggest animals that have ever lived. They are bigger than any dinosaur. They are today's biggest toothed predators. They have the biggest brains and the most complicated languages. Every single one of them is unique and full of character, which is just like us. Human beings watching this show can understand their daily struggles. They are the easiest for us to empathise with. They are simply extraordinary.
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