The Life of Mammals
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Actor: Life of MammalsDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0
Format: Anamorphic, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 500 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-05-13
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: BBC Warner
DVD Reviews of The Life of Mammals
DVD Review: the life of mammals dvd
Summary: 5 Stars
bought this last year for my daughter. She loves it and watches it over and over.DVD Review: Masterpiece
Summary: 5 Stars
I have watched most of Attenborough's work, and I own several of his series. I love almost everything I have seen. However, even among Attenborough's work, The Life of Mammals stands out.
I have watched every episode in this series about fifteen times each (ok, yes, perhaps I've gone overboard). Even so, I still learn something every time I watch.
This series stands out among the others because it achieves the highest quality in every aspect. Photography is beautiful throughout. The music, when used, is nice and never excessive or obtrusive. The narrative is excellent, providing interesting information without too many words, so the viewer can absorb it easily and keep his attention on the visuals, too. A little harder to explain, but equally important, is the way the series is organized, both at the level of each episode's subject, as well as within each episode. From the opening scene of episode one to the closing scene of the final episode, there's never a break or misstep, just a wonderfully entertaining, informative, and compelling flow from one subject to the next. The final episode brings tears to my eyes.
DVD Review: Beautifully filmed and narrated
Summary: 5 Stars
This DVD series has been required supplemental viewing for a college course, and I must say that I was a little skeptical at first about spending this much money on supplemental material that was in addition to the required text. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find the money was very well spent. Indeed, this is a DVD set that I will watch over and over again.
The Life of Mammals captures some fantastic video footage, with simply amazing cinematography. Some of the shots are absolutely incredible, very accurately depicting the sheer beauty that is our natural world and the beings encapsulated within it.
David Attenborough's narration is at times informative and at other times whimsical and humorous. However, it is never overly serious or dry. Furthermore, there isn't so much information packed into the narration that it's overwhelming. The material supplemented our text quite well. That is not to say, however, that there is nothing to be gained from this DVD set if you are not a biology/mammology student.
The DVD set opens with A Winning Design, which describes monotremes and marsupials, the base of the evolutionary tree as far as mammals are concerned. Insect Hunters, obviously, depicts insectivores such as bats and anteaters. Plant Predators goes on to discuss herbivores such as giraffes and elephants. Chisellers is all about the largest and most abundant mammal group, the rodents. Meat Eaters covers the canids and felids. The Opportunists is a fascinating look at omnivorous animals such as raccoons. Return to the Water covers whales, otters, dolphins, etc. Life in the Trees is a veritable hodge-podge of different mammals groups taking advantage of this unique ecosystem (squirrels, bats, primates). Social Climbers goes into detail on primates. Food for thought links us with our mammalian ancestors.
The Life of Mammals is definitely not your average nature documentary. Animal lovers the world over will fall in love with this DVD set, and perhaps learn something new from it in the process. I look forward to checking out what some of the other BBC/David Attenborough DVD series have to offer.
DVD Review: uh...
Summary: 4 Stars
It took over a month to receive this item. I never got a notification that it was either on back-order or just plain wasn't sent out, but it was a gift for someone ordered weeks in advance specifically for time delay, but it still was not shipped to me on time, even though i PAID for speedy shipping.
Never again.
DVD Review: It doesnt get better than this
Summary: 5 Stars
for one who loves nature and big,detailed box set nature shows like me,there is a great deal available today to fill the home system.However, all nature programs are not created equal.In fact today It seems most are using mother nature to create a reality drama program.For those of you who are looking to get back to the shear joys of nature, Daved Attenborough is the top of the list, and of all his shows ,,,THIS IS THE VERY BEST.I have dozens of wonderful shows I watch much and often, but The life of mammals is still my jewal of them all even after several years.Trust me,Im as particular as they come,You will simply love this box set.........
Description of The Life of Mammals
In ten parts, the award-winning David Attenborough (2002 Emmy winner for The Blue Planet: Seas of Life; The Life of Birds) introduces us to the most diverse group of animals ever to live on Earth, from the smallest - the two-inch pygmy shrew, to the largest - the blue whale; from the slowest - the sloth, to the swiftest - the cheetah; from the least attractive - the naked mole rat, to the most irresistible - a human baby. The Life of Mammals is the story of 4,000 species that have outlived the dinosaurs and conquered the farthest places on earth. With bodies kept warm by thick coats of fur and their developing young protected and nourished within their bodies, they have managed to colonize every part of the globe, dry or wet, hot or cold. Their adaptations for finding food have also had a profound effect on the way they move, socialize, mate and breed.David Attenborough and the BBC have a well-earned reputation for producing some of the greatest nature programs, but The Life of Mammals could well be Attenborough's magnum opus. Much of the footage shot for this series had never been seen before, and is presented with the respect and reverence for the natural world that Attenborough has made his trademark. It never ceases to surprise: the sight of a lion taking down a wildebeest on the African savannah has almost become a clich? of nature programs, yet in The Life of Mammals the cameras keep rolling and the viewer witnesses the fallen animal's herd coming to its rescue and driving off the lion. It's a moving sight and just one of many remarkable scenes.
A thorough and entertaining overview of one of evolution's greatest success stories, the series is loosely structured to follow the development of mammals, beginning with the basics in "A Winning Design," which clarifies what makes a mammal different from reptiles and birds--no, it isn't egg-laying: both the platypus and the echidna are egg-laying mammals; it's their ability to adapt. And it's this adaptability that becomes the crux of the remainder of the series. "Insect Hunters" focuses on mammals who have specifically adapted to eating insects, from the giant anteater and the armored armadillo to bats, which have evolved into complex and effective hunters. "Plant Predators" demonstrates the particular (and often peculiar) adaptations of herbivores, while "Chisellers" is about those mammals who feed primarily on roots and seeds, ranging from tree-dwelling squirrels to opportunistic mice and rats. "Meat Eaters" talks about the evolutionary arms race that exists between predators and prey, and the unique adaptations of both individual and pack hunters. Omnivores are explored in "Opportunists"--mammals like bears and raccoons, whose varied diet allows them to occupy nearly any environment. "Return to the Water" discusses those mammals such as whales, seals, and dolphins that have left behind life on dry land and adapted completely to life in the sea, existing at the top of the food chain. The last three episodes--"Life in the Trees," "Social Climbers," and "Food for Thought"--take the viewer through the development of primates, eventually culminating in that most successful mammal: man. --Robert Burrow
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