Wildlife on One

Season 5

Wildlife on One was, for nearly thirty years, the BBC's flagship natural history programme.

First broadcast in 1977, each edition ran for half an hour. The narrator was David Attenborough. When repeated on BBC2, the programmes were retitled Wildlife on Two. The series came to an end in 2005.

Where to Watch Season 5

6 Episodes

  • The Impossible Bird
    E1
    The Impossible BirdStudy of the behaviour of ostriches. Made in Kenya with the cooperation of zoolo gist Lew Hurxthal who spent eight years conduction his research.
  • Zen: The Pigtail Monkey
    E2
    Zen: The Pigtail MonkeyDocumentary film about the adaptability of Macaque monkeys and their ability to mimick human behavior.
  • Rhino Rescue
    E3
    Rhino RescueAbout the life of African rhinoceros herds in Umfolozi Reserve in Natal.
  • Vampire
    E4
    VampireProgramme about vampire bats, which includes film of an experimental trip to record vampire bats feeding in Trinidad and on the research into the physiology of the bats being undertaken by Dr. Uwe Schmidt of the University of Bonn, West Germany.
  • Amorous Amphibians
    E5
    Amorous AmphibiansA focus on amphibian life finds out where female newts lay their eggs - and why male toads croak when touched.
  • A Wonderful Bird is the Pelican
    E6
    A Wonderful Bird is the PelicanA study of the brown pelican following a year in the life of a colony living high in the Florida mangroves.

 

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