Ben Garrod
Himself - Presenter
Secrets of Bones (2014)
Season 1
Evolutionary biologist and master skeleton builder Ben Garrod looks at how bones have enabled vertebrates to colonise and dominate practically every habitat on Earth.
Released Feb. 18, 2014
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, imdb.tv-mini-series
Watch Providers: Pluto TV
Production Companies: BBC Natural History Unit
Network: BBC Four
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Size Matters
Evolutionary biologist Ben Garrod Ben shows what bone is constructed from and how it can support animals that are both tiny (a frog) and massive (the blue whale).
Feb. 18, 2014, midnight
S1E2 - Down to Earth
Ben Garrod discovers how the skeleton has adapted for vertebrates to move on land in many ways and explores the role of the spine in both cheetahs and snakes.
Feb. 25, 2014, midnight
S1E3 - Into the Air
Ben Garrod finds out how the skeleton has allowed vertebrates to take to the air, why the pigeon is an exceptional flier and how the albatross makes huge migrations.
March 4, 2014, midnight
S1E4 - Sensing the World
Ben Garrod delves into the surprising ways in which bone has evolved to help vertebrates sense the world around them, from wolves and sheep to the great grey owl.
March 11, 2014, midnight
S1E5 - Food for Thought
Ben Garrod uncovers the secrets of how vertebrates capture and devour their food using extreme jaws, bizarre teeth and specialised bony tools.
March 18, 2014, midnight
S1E6 - Sex
Ben Garrod seeks out the big part that bones can play in reproduction. Through sexual selection, the skeleton has adapted to aid courtship, competition and even copulation.
March 25, 2014, midnight
Network: BBC Four
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Feb. 18, 2014
Last Air Date: March 25, 2014, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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