David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates

David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates

Documentary 2013

Rise of Animals uses spectacular wildlife and new fossil discoveries to tell the fascinating story of how animals came to be the way they are today. David Attenborough embarks on a remarkable 500 million-year journey revealing the extraordinary group of animals that dominate our world, and how their evolution defines our human bodies.

Documentary 2013

Starring David Attenborough, David Attenborough

EPISODE 1

From the Seas to the Skies

On a journey to unravel the rise of the vertebrate, David Attenborough explores their origins, which lie in primitive fish that once swam in ancient seas before their radical move onto land and beyond.

44 min · 20 Sept 2013 PG
EPISODE 2

Dawn of the Mammals

As he reveals how the meteoric rise of mammals led to an astounding diversity of life, David Attenborough traces their development from tiny nocturnal forest dwellers to the dominant form of life following the demise of the dinosaurs.

44 min · 27 Sept 2013 PG

David Attenborough

Self
David Attenborough

Host
David Lee

Director
Anthony Geffen

Producer
Naomi Zola

Producer

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David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates

DOCUMENTARY

Rise of Animals uses spectacular wildlife and new fossil discoveries to tell the fascinating story of how animals came to be the way they are today. David Attenborough embarks on a remarkable 500 million-year journey revealing the extraordinary group of animals that dominate our world, and how their evolution defines our human bodies.

Information

Studio: BritBox
Released: 2013
Region of Origin: United Kingdom

Languages

Original Audio: English (United Kingdom), English (United States)
Audio: English (United Kingdom) (AAC)