The Mating Game

S1 · E1 — Grasslands: In Plain Sight

Season 1 · 5 episodesThe Mating Game
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Grasslands: In Plain SightE1 · 57 min

The 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.

Oceans: Out of the BlueE2 · 57 min

The 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.

Jungles: In the Thick of ItE3 · 57 min

Jungles 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.

Freshwater: Timing Is EverythingE4 · 57 min

Freshwater 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.

Against All OddsE5 · 57 min

All 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.

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Oceans: Out of the Blue

The 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.

Continue the story

Episodes

Now playing
Grasslands: In Plain SightE1 · 57 min

The 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.

Oceans: Out of the BlueE2 · 57 min

The 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.

Jungles: In the Thick of ItE3 · 57 min

Jungles 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.

Freshwater: Timing Is EverythingE4 · 57 min

Freshwater 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.

Against All OddsE5 · 57 min

All 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.