

The struggles and successes of a wide variety of animals as they take on one of life's most vital challenges: finding a partner.
Documentary • Series • 2021 • 1 season
Starring: David Attenborough

S1 E1 - Grasslands: In Plain Sight
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.
Oct 3, 2021 • 57m

S1 E2 - Oceans: Out of the Blue
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.
Oct 10, 2021 • 57m

S1 E3 - Jungles: In the Thick of It
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.
Oct 17, 2021 • 57m

S1 E4 - Freshwater: Timing Is Everything
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.
Oct 24, 2021 • 57m

S1 E5 - Against All Odds
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.
Oct 31, 2021 • 57m
The Mating Game
The struggles and successes of a wide variety of animals as they take on one of life's most vital challenges: finding a partner.
Documentary • TV Series • 2021