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Season 1 – Walking with Beasts

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Using a unique blend of natural history stories and computer graphics to recreate an extinct world.
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Walking with Beasts — Season 1

Walking with Beasts — Season 1

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Episode 1 Aired Nov 15, 2001 New Dawn Special effects filled documentary beginning 49 million years ago; the world is heavily forested and birds rule the planet, preying on small mammals; whales have not yet evolved and their ancestors walk on the land. Details Episode 2 Aired Nov 22, 2001 Whale Killer A pregnant basilosaurus, an 18-meter, carnivorous whale which lives in the Tethys Sea, is forced to kill the young of a smaller whale to ensure the survival of her unborn calf. Details Episode 3 Aired Nov 29, 2001 Land of Giants Going back 25 million years to the time of the indricothere, which was the largest mammal ever to live on dry land, being seven metres high and weighing 15 tons; the only threat to an adult would have been the hyaenadon which was the size of a rhino. Details Episode 4 Aired Dec 6, 2001 Next of Kin The beginnings of mankind can be traced back 3.2 million years to Ethiopia and the advent of Australopithecus, a type of ape which, like humans, was bipedal; these early members of the human family faced many dangers, including the sabre-toothed cat. Details Episode 5 Aired Jan 1, 2005 Sabre Tooth Revealing the exotic, oversized creatures that inhabited South America one million years ago, such as the deadly smilodon, the largest of all sabre tooth cats. Details Episode 6 Aired Jan 1, 2005 Mammoth Journey In the depths of the Ice Age while a group of mammoths are traveling south on a dangerous journey across the Alps many become trapped in bogs or fall to predators, but the biggest dangers are awaiting their return journey through the Netherlands. Details

Season Info

Network
BBC
Genre
Documentary, Special Interest
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Nov 15, 2001