Mammals
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Encyclopedia of Life - 17/05/2007 (video)
Graham Higley talks about the launch of the Encyclopedia of Life project that will create a free online encyclopaedia of all the 1.8 million living species on Earth.
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Bats – the good, the bad, and the ugly - 13/02/2003 (video)
Some eat fruit, others drink blood. Join museum bat expert Frank Greenaway as he explores these remarkable animals
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The Koala dating game - 14/02/2004 (video)
Join matchmaker Fred Brecovitch and and his furry assistant to discover the scent secrets of koala perfume.
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Torpor in Bats - 14/03/2005 (video)
Join Museum photographer and bat expert Frank Greenaway as he looks at the bat's unique strategy for surviving the onset of winter.
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Whales and noise pollution - 17/01/2005 (video)
Mark Simmonds, Director of Science at the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society looks at the latest threat to Whales, noise pollution.
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Social learning in primates - 20/02/2004 (video)
Apes are so frequently studied in zoos and yet we still have little understanding of how they actually learn. Join Sir Neil Chalmers as he discusses his experiences with our closest relatives.
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The Megatherium - 31/08/2004 (video)
Find out about this huge ancestor of today’s sloths, one of the most impressive mammals to walk the Earth.
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Chimps and Humans - 99.4% - 22/05/2003 (video)
How did humans first come about? Chris Stringer discusses the 'Out of Africa' theory and modern human variation across the world.
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Making The Life of Mammals - 11/01/2003 (video)
Join the producer of David Attenborough's landmark BBC series to get a glimpse behind the scenes and learn how the programmes were made.
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In the Headlines: the London whale - 28/01/2006 (video)
We talk to Mark Stevens, of British Divers Marine Life Rescue to find out exactly what happened to the London whale.