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The Mating Game

2021

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EP1 Grasslands: In Plain Sight Oct 03, 2021

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.
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EP2 Oceans: Out Of The Blue Oct 10, 2021

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.
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EP3 Jungles: In The Thick Of It Oct 17, 2021

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.
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EP4 Freshwater: Timing Is Everything Oct 24, 2021

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.
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EP5 Against All Odds Oct 31, 2021

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.
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8.6| 0h30m| en
Synopsis

The struggles and successes of a wide variety of animals as they take on one of life's most vital challenges: finding a partner.

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Boobirt Stylish but barely mediocre overall
Greenes Please don't spend money on this.
GazerRise Fantastic!
SeeQuant Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction