But if anyone was going to teach me about mammals, let it be BBC and David Attenborough.
What I learned: This episode was about opportunists, specifically in regards to eating habits. We learn about how raccoons search for food with their hands; they use as much brain power to feel for food as humans do using their eyes. We followed a bear through the seasons as he prepared for hibernation, then came out and began refueling; a bear can lose up to a third of its weight during hibernation. Then we spent some time in the sewers watching rats; it was pretty gross.
What I liked: Helped me develop an overall interest in mammals. With the exception of apes and gorillas, mammals seem too 'normal' a creature to warrant a documentary. These episodes are definitely changing that for me.
What I didn't like: They showed a type of skunk that hangs out in bat caves and waits for baby bats to fall off the ceiling so they can find them and eat them. When it's a skunk versus a bat I really don't know who to root for. I think no matter who wins, it's still gonna be gross. The whole thing just bummed me out. (FYI- the skunk won and the baby bat was eaten alive.)
What you need to take away from this post is that raccoons stole the show. Here's a bunch of them in a hammock:
These episodes can be watched on Netflix.
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