Blue Ant Media announced Tuesday the BBC’s latest natural history series, Mammals, will premiere on BBC Earth in Canada on Sunday, April 20 at 8 p.m. ET/PT during the channel’s nationwide free preview that started Feb. 24 and runs until April 27.
Hosted by three-time Emmy Award winner Sir David Attenborough, this six-part series “reveals how mammals have conquered the Earth, uncovering the secrets to their success with their winning design, incredible adaptability, unrivalled intelligence and unique sociability,” says a description in a Blue Ant Media press release.
Each episode explores a different environment, indicated by the episode titles that include “Dark”, “Cold”, “Heat”, “Water”, “Forest” and “The New Wild,” the latter episode exploring how mammals are adapting to a world dominated by humans.
“66 million years ago, when the reign of the dinosaurs came to an end, mammals were set free to exploit every corner of the planet,” the press release says. “Mammals uncovers the strategies, behaviours and traits that lie behind the astonishing success of this remarkable group of animals. Above all, the series celebrates the amazing intelligence that enables mammals to learn, remember, problem-solve, parent and cooperate.
“Over six episodes, viewers see how mammals have taken advantage of every major environment on earth. They are found in every ocean, and on every continent, from frozen wildernesses, dense jungles, baking deserts, even the dark depths of the open ocean and the skies above our forests,” the release says.
Commissioned by the BBC, Mammals is made by the BBC Studios Natural History Unit, co-produced with BBC America, ZDF, Youku and France Télévisions. BBC Studios is handling global sales.
In Canada, BBC Earth is owned and operated by Blue Ant Media in partnership with BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC.
Photo of Sir David Attenborough courtesy of Blue Ant Media
