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Life on Earth

“A natural history by David Attenborough”

197955m / epDocumentary

First aired

January 16, 1979

9.1

TMDB Score

91% match · 50 votes

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S01 · E09

The Rise of the Mammals

Season 1 · Mar 13, 1979 · 54m

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E01▶

The Infinite Variety

Jan 16, 1979 · 55m

E02▶

Building Bodies

Jan 23, 1979 · 54m

E03▶

The First Forests

Jan 30, 1979 · 54m

E04▶

The Swarming Hordes

Feb 6, 1979 · 55m

E05▶

Conquest of the Waters

Feb 13, 1979 · 55m

E06▶

Invasion of the Land

Feb 20, 1979 · 55m

E07▶

Victors of the Dry Land

Feb 27, 1979 · 55m

E08▶

Lords of the Air

Mar 6, 1979 · 54m

E09Playing

The Rise of the Mammals

Mar 13, 1979 · 54m

E10▶

Theme and Variations

Mar 20, 1979 · 53m

E11▶

The Hunters and Hunted

Mar 27, 1979 · 55m

E12▶

Life in the Trees

Apr 3, 1979 · 55m

E13▶

The Compulsive Communicators

Apr 10, 1979 · 54m

Mammals have proved to be one of the most adaptable products of evolution. David Attenborough looks at their evolution from reptiles 200 million years ago. This remarkable transition involved the development of mechanisms for regulating body temperature, for allowing the young to develop in the womb and for suckling newborns. Attenborough also explores the South American origins of marsupials and their colonisation of Australia.