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Extreme Babies
Episode 3 of 6
David Attenborough examines animals with extreme young. The panda gives birth to the smallest baby of any mammal, while the kiwi's egg is almost too large to lay.
The giant panda gives birth to the smallest baby of any mammal and has to care for and protect it for many months. Why don't they give birth to more developed, robust young? The kiwi lays one of the largest eggs in the bird world, which produces a very well-developed chick. Why do kiwis produce a single egg that is a quarter of its body mass and almost too big to lay?
Last on
Mon 13 May 2024
14:45
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | David Attenborough |
| Executive Producer | Stephen Dunleavy |
| Director | Sharmila Choudhury |
| Producer | Sharmila Choudhury |
| Writer | Sharmila Choudhury |
| Producer | Hilary Jeffkins |
| Director | Hilary Jeffkins |
| Writer | Hilary Jeffkins |
| Production Company | Humble Bee Films |
Broadcasts
- Sat 10 Mar 2018 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Northern Ireland
- Sat 10 Mar 2018 20:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Northern Ireland
- Thu 15 Mar 2018 00:15
- Thu 19 Apr 2018 08:00
- Boxing Day 2018 07:15
- Fri 29 Mar 2019 19:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland & Wales
- Sat 30 Mar 2019 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales & Wales HD only
Sun 29 Dec 2019 12:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Wales & Wales HD only- Sat 20 Jun 2020 17:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Tue 28 Jul 2020 13:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Wed 30 Aug 2023 16:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Mon 13 May 2024 14:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland