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: 4.5 stars
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.
1:20Female Shrew with young 5:20 Water Shrew feeds on Dragonfly larva 7:10 Golden Mole "swims" in sand (Africa)
8:55Star-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)
27:00Fossil Anteater and Pangolin, and Termite 29:00Bats 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)   
Soricidae.jpg
1:20 Shrew
Sorex.jpg
5:20 Water Shrew
Eremitalpa_granti.jpg
7:10 Golden Mole
Rhynchocyon.jpg
10:35 Elephant Shrew
Erinaceus.jpg
15:10 Hedgehog
Dasypus_novemcinctus.jpg
18:35 Nine-banded Armadillo
Colinus_virginianus.jpg
18:35 Bobwhite?
Manis_tricuspis.jpg
19:40 Pangolin
Myrmecophaga_tridactyla.jpg
22:10 Giant Anteater
Myotis_daubentoni.jpg
30:00 Daubenton's Bat
Plecotus_auritus.jpg
32:35 Long-eared Bat
Myotis_nattereri.jpg
34:45 Natterer's Bat
Tadarida_brasiliensis.jpg
35:50 Mexican Free-tailed Bats
Myotis_lucifugus.jpg
39:55 Little Brown Bats
Mystacina_tuberculata.jpg
43:20 Lesser Short-tailed Bats
Deinacrida.jpg
43:20 Wetta
   
Index Dec 09, 2005 copyleft Peter Chen