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.
Ben Garrod uncovers the secrets of how vertebrates capture and devour their food using extreme jaws, bizarre teeth and specialised bony tools. He takes a cherry picker up a sperm whale's jaw and finds out which animal has teeth weighing five kilos each and which uses its skull as a suction pump. Ben gets his own skull scanned and 3D-printed to discover how diet in humans isn't just affecting our waistlines but is also changing the shape of our bones.
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Walrus tusks
Duration: 02:18
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3D printing Ben鈥檚 skull
Duration: 01:04
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Ben Garrod |
| Series Producer | Aaron Paul |
| Executive Producer | Jonny Keeling |
| Producer | Ingrid Kvale |
| Director | Ingrid Kvale |
Broadcasts
- Tue 18 Mar 2014 20:30
- Wed 19 Mar 2014 01:50
- Tue 31 Jan 2017 19:30
- Wed 13 Jun 2018 00:00
- Wed 17 Apr 2019 19:30
- Fri 10 Dec 2021 00:30
- Mon 24 Jul 2023 19:30
- Tue 25 Jul 2023 02:30
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Test your skills by exploring five skeletons.
About presenter Ben Garrod
Ben is an evolutionary biologist who loves bones.
About the graphics: Showing a skeleton from the inside out
With creative director Neil Harris.
