Secrets of Bones
Primatologist Ben Garrod shows us how a single, universal body plan - the skeleton - shaped the animal kingdom.
- 2014-2014
- 1 season
- Documentary
Primatologist Ben Garrod shows us how a single, universal body plan - the skeleton - shaped the animal kingdom.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2014
Episode 1
Size Matters
49 mins
Ben Garrod shows how bone can support animals that are both minuscule and massive due to its unique composition.
Episode 2
Down to Earth
48 mins
Ben Garrod discovers how the skeleton has adapted for vertebrates to move on land, and cope with different terrain and conditions.
Episode 3
Into the Air
29 mins
Episode 4
Sensing the World
29 mins
Episode 5
Food for Thought
48 mins
Ben Garrod finds out how the skeleton has allowed vertebrates to take to the air. How have bones adapted over millions of years to enable flight?
Episode 6
Sex
28 mins