The Life Of Mammals
The Life Of Mammals is a TV show on BBC2. David Attenborough presents a nature documentary series looking at why mammals are the most successful creatures on the planet. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 10 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in July 2025.
Last episode
The Life Of Mammals
David Attenborough concludes his documentary series with a programme about the similarities and differences between humans and other mammals.
Catching up on The Life Of Mammals?
Don't want to miss an episode anymore? Set up a free alarm and receive an email when new episodes are available. Handy!
David Attenborough looks at monkeys from around the world, including red howlers in Venezuela, capuchin monkeys in the Costa Rican swamps and guenons in west Africa.
David Attenborough continues his nature series. In this episode, he studies tree dwellers - mammals adapted to life at height, such as the hyrax and the tamandua.
David Attenborough continues his major documentary series with a look at marine mammals that have returned to the sea - from sea otters to the blue whale.
Documentary series. David Attenborough looks at omnivorous mammals, such as raccoons, bears, foxes and rats, that eat whatever is around at the time.
Documentary series. David Attenborough looks at carnivores, from Arctic foxes who cache food for winter, through to pack-hunting wolves and big cats.
David Attenborough looks at rodents, who possess incisor teeth with chisel-sharp enamel. Among the animals observed are the agouti, the beaver and the capybara.
Documentary series. David Attenborough meets the earth's most astounding herbivores, whose prey is armoured, indigestible and sometimes poisonous.
Nature documentary series. David Attenborough meets moles that can swim through sand, a shrew that hunts underwater and the world's strangest bat in New Zealand.
David Attenborough looks at why mammals are the world's most successful creatures. He visits Australia to study marsupials and mammals that have wombs.