Life on Earth — Season 1, Episode 10: Theme and Variations
Documentary • 53 min • 1 season, 13 episodes • ★ 9.1/10
Episode synopsis
A little furry animal from the jungles of South East Asia, called a tree shrew, has attracted great interest from scientists because it shows how a great group of animals may have originated - the mammals. David Attenborough looks at some of the huge variety of mammals. Bats number over a thousand species, many hunt insects, some sip nectar, drink blood, and even catch fish. Contrast those which use sonar with the great whales that sing, the star-nosed mole and the giant anteater, and the potential variations become dramatically clear.
About Life on Earth
The story of life, from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that now live around us.