Name: Walking with Beasts
Released: 2001-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Kenneth Branagh

Walking with Beasts

Educational 2001

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Using a unique blend of natural history stories and computer graphics to recreate an extinct world.

Educational 2001

Starring Kenneth Branagh

EPISODE 1

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.
EPISODE 2

Whale Killer

A pregnant basilosaurus, an 18-metre, 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.
EPISODE 3

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 and had jaws that could crush a rock.
EPISODE 4

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, malaria, and the 14-tonne delnotherium.
EPISODE 5

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.
EPISODE 6

Mammoth Journey

Looking at the depths of the Ice Age, following a group of mammoths who have been forced to travel south with the advent of winter. On a dangerous journey across the Alps, many become trapped in bogs or fall victim to predators. However, their most formidable enemies are waiting for them on their return journey - Neanderthals.

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Walking with Beasts

EDUCATIONAL

Using a unique blend of natural history stories and computer graphics to recreate an extinct world.

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Studio: (C) 2001 BBC
Genre: Educational
Released: 2001
Rated: Caution

Languages

Primary: English (United States) (AAC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.

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