The Mating Game
Overview
The struggles and successes of a wide variety of animals as they take on one of life's most vital challenges: finding a partner.
Key Crew
Top Cast
David Attenborough
Self - Presenter
Seasons
Season 1 (2021)
No overview available.
5 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Grasslands: In Plain Sight
2021-10-03The strategies used by animals to find and defend their mates in the grasslands of Namibia, the Serengeti and Australia. Here, mating strategies are on show for all to see.
Runtime: 57 minEpisode 2: Oceans: Out of the Blue
2021-10-10The Ocean is where life first experimented with the Mating Game, and over time this has led to some of the most ingenious mating strategies of all.
Runtime: 57 minEpisode 3: Jungles: In the Thick of It
2021-10-17Jungles are home to 80% of all species but they cover just 2% of the planet. When animals in these crowded forests want to mate, the challenge is how to stand out from the crowd.
Runtime: 57 minEpisode 4: Freshwater: Timing Is Everything
2021-10-24Freshwater is often the stage on which millions of animals gather to find a mate. And the cycle of freshwater is the trigger for spectacular mating rituals and fierce competition.
Runtime: 57 minEpisode 5: Against All Odds
2021-10-31All life is driven by the need to breed. Yet for a few, the odds of success are overwhelmingly against them, so these have adopted the most extraordinary mating strategies of all.
Runtime: 57 minVideos
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