The Mating Game

Filmed in 22 counties, it follows 80 unique species on how they pursue a mate, from the beginning of the courtship to how they overcome enormous obstacles in the race to win a partner.

2021 HD 57min United Kingdom English

David Attenborough

Documentary

S1E1 - Grasslands: In Plain Sight 2021-10-03

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.

S1E2 - Oceans: Out Of The Blue 2021-10-10

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.

S1E3 - Jungles: In The Thick Of It 2021-10-17

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.

S1E4 - Freshwater: Timing Is Everything 2021-10-24

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.

S1E5 - Against All Odds 2021-10-31

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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