The Mating Game

E1 · 57m

Grasslands: In Plain Sight

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.

E2 · 57m

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.

E3 · 57m

Jungles: In the Thick of It

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.

E4 · 57m

Freshwater: Timing Is Everything

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.

E5 · 57m

Against All Odds

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.