The Life of Mammals

David Attenborough offers an insight into the most successful animals on the planet, revealing warm-bloodedness as one of the key factors in mammals' global domination

David Attenborough offers an insight into insect-eating animals, including shrews that dive under water, moles that 'swim' in sand, and bats that hunt in packs on the ground

David Attenborough offers an insight into the most successful animals on the planet, revealing warm-bloodedness as one of the key factors in mammals' global domination

David Attenborough observes the feeding habits of herbivores, including elephants forced to undertake epic migrations to ensure a steady diet of the plants they need to survive

David Attenborough offers an insight into insect-eating animals, including shrews that dive under water, moles that 'swim' in sand, and bats that hunt in packs on the ground

David Attenborough observes the feeding habits of herbivores, including elephants forced to undertake epic migrations to ensure a steady diet of the plants they need to survive

David Attenborough examines the world of rodents, including mice and squirrels, which can chisel their way through any obstacle with their constantly growing incisor teeth

David Attenborough examines the world of rodents, including mice and squirrels, which can chisel their way through any obstacle with their constantly growing incisor teeth

David Attenborough examines the hunting tactics of the world's carnivores, from Arctic foxes in the frozen north to the big cats of the southern hemisphere

David Attenborough explores the world of omnivores, revealing their myriad talents in the wild and how some species have made their homes in cities and towns

David Attenborough examines the hunting tactics of the world's carnivores, from Arctic foxes in the frozen north to the big cats of the southern hemisphere

David Attenborough swims alongside sea otters and manatees, and observes the mating habits of the blue whale, which left dry land millions of years ago to return to the seas

David Attenborough explores the world of omnivores, revealing their myriad talents in the wild and how some species have made their homes in cities and towns

David Attenborough profiles the tree-dwellers of the animal kingdom, as primates and squirrels perform complicated manoeuvres in the world's forests

David Attenborough swims alongside sea otters and manatees, and observes the mating habits of the blue whale, which left dry land millions of years ago to return to the seas

David Attenborough profiles the tree-dwellers of the animal kingdom, as primates and squirrels perform complicated manoeuvres in the world's forests