The Life of Mammals
Episode 02 - Insect Hunters. This episode discusses insectivores. Shrews are descendants of the earliest mammals, which were scurrying
creatures that had a diet of insects. Their warm blood enabled them to hunt at night while dinosaurs slept;
they nurtured their young and gave them milk. When the dinosaurs died out some 65 million years ago, the mammals'
inherent features meant that they could proliferate. The shrews evolved: the elephant shrew is shown, alongside
its prepared pathway of getaway routes; while others adapted further into species of mole. The increased relative
size of armadillos came about because they broadened their diet.
(from wikipedia.org)
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