The Mating Game
13+2021•57m•8.3/10
Documentary
Ratings
🎬TMDb
8.3/10(16)
The struggles and successes of a wide variety of animals as they take on one of life's most vital challenges: finding a partner.
Production
Silverback Films, Discovery, bilibili, France Télévisions, NHK
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
October 3, 2021
Last Aired
October 31, 2021
Networks
BBC One
Trailers & Videos
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Grasslands: In Plain Sight
Air date: 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.
E2
Oceans: Out of the Blue
Air date: 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.
E3
Jungles: In the Thick of It
Air date: 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.
E4
Freshwater: Timing Is Everything
Air date: 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.
E5
Against All Odds
Air date: 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.
Cast
David Attenborough
Self - Presenter
