DVD BBC Life of Mammals Disc 1: Insect Hunters (2002)

BBC Life of Mammals Disc 1: Insect Hunters (2002)

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The insect hunters were there at the very beginning of the mammals and are still thriving today. They are one of the great success stories of mammals.

Peter's DVD rating:
Attenborough surveys the insectivores. Outstanding scenes include infrared images of hibernating bats and hot-air ballooning to investigate what the Mexican Free-tailed Bats eat.

1:20	Female Shrew with young	5:20	Water Shrew feeds on Dragonfly larva	7:10	Golden Mole "swims" in sand (Africa)
8:55	Star-nosed Mole (North America)	10:35	Elephant Shrew races along track, evades Goshawk (East Africa)	15:10	Hedgehog mating - be careful!(London)
18:35	Nine-banded Armadillo raids Bobwhite? nest (America)	19:40	Pangolin tears open ant nest (Africa)	22:10	Giant Anteater rips open termite mound (Brazil)
27:00	Fossil Anteater and Pangolin, and Termite	29:00	Bats take to the air	30:00	Daubenton's Bat uses sonar like its shrew-like ancestor
32:35	Long-eared Bat uses hearing to catch moth	34:45	Natterer's Bat detects web to capture spider	35:50	Mexican Free-tailed Bats fly 3 km. into night sky to catch moths traveling in prevailing winds from the tropics (Texas)
39:55	Little Brown Bats hibernate in cave; males arouse to mate with females (Canada)	43:20	Lesser Short-tailed Bats hunt in pack on ground, like shrews, to capture a Wetta (giant flightless cricket); also pollinate Dactylanthus plant (New Zealand)

1:20 Shrew	5:20 Water Shrew	7:10 Golden Mole
10:35 Elephant Shrew	15:10 Hedgehog	18:35 Nine-banded Armadillo
18:35 Bobwhite?	19:40 Pangolin	22:10 Giant Anteater
30:00 Daubenton's Bat	32:35 Long-eared Bat	34:45 Natterer's Bat
35:50 Mexican Free-tailed Bats	39:55 Little Brown Bats	43:20 Lesser Short-tailed Bats
43:20 Wetta


Index	Jan 9, 2008	Peter Chen.