The Life of Mammals

Season 1 Episode 3: Plant Predators

Dec 04, 2002TV-G49m8.1

Heavily armoured, indigestible and even poisonous, plants pose problems for some of our biggest predators. David Attenborough learns why eating plants is one of the greatest challenges for the planet's mammals.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 A Winning Design

1. A Winning Design

Aired: Nov 19, 2002

First in a ten-part epic series in which David Attenborough explores why mamm...

Episode 2 Insect Hunters

2. Insect Hunters

Aired: Nov 26, 2002

Mammals that hunt insects shared the planet with the dinosaurs, but when the ...

Episode 3 Plant Predators

3. Plant Predators

Aired: Dec 3, 2002

Heavily armoured, indigestible and even poisonous, plants pose problems for s...

Episode 4 Chisellers

4. Chisellers

Aired: Dec 10, 2002

Rodents are the most numerous mammals on the planet, comprising an incredibly...

Episode 5 Meat Eaters

5. Meat Eaters

Aired: Dec 17, 2002

From artic foxes and leopards to the Siberian tiger, carnivores feature in th...

Episode 6 The Opportunists

6. The Opportunists

Aired: Jan 7, 2003

Omnivorous mammals run the gamut from human beings to rats and, though they a...

Episode 7 Return to the Water

7. Return to the Water

Aired: Jan 14, 2003

David Attenborough discovers that while mammals such as manatees and sea otte...

Episode 8 Life in the Trees

8. Life in the Trees

Aired: Jan 21, 2003

Climbing is just the start - the challenge is to move between trees. To get c...

Episode 9 The Social Climbers

9. The Social Climbers

Aired: Jan 28, 2003

David Attenborough continues his documentary series. He looks at monkeys from...

Episode 10 Food for Thought

10. Food for Thought

Aired: Feb 4, 2003

The last programme of the series sees David Attenborough compare the foraging...

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Info about The Life of Mammals

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Documentary