Life of Mammals, Volume One -- The*
- 2003 ----- color ----- 149 min ----- dvd
- (Life of Mammals, The series, Part 1) David Attenborough's latest series presents the biggest ever wildlife series devoted to mammals. It features many of the planet's most fascinating and diverse creatures -- from the smallest [the two-inch pygmy shrew] to the largest [the blue whale]; from the slowest [the sloth] to the swiftest [the cheetah]; from the arguably least attractive [the naked mole rat] to the most irresisitible [a human baby].
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Volume One includes three episodes:- A Winning Design [50 min]: On the wonder and variety of mammals on earth,
- Insect Hunters [50 min]: focuses on mammals that subsist on insects, and
- Plant Predators [49 min]: focuses on mammals that eat plants and the various hazards they encounter (thorns, poisons, etc) and how certain mammals get around those hazards. (Restricted to use on University of Washington campuses only)
- Topics: (Anthropology: Biological)
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