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  1. It's Tough At The Top

    7/7 Looks at the development of top carnivores and asks are they really masters of their world or longterm losers? The winners are the small carnivores.

  2. Small and Deadly

    6/7 The weasel family - fast, ferociously skilful killers. This is the story of how one family of carnivores opted for smallness as a positive advantage.

  3. Jacks of All Trades

    5/7 The rise of bears and racoons in the carnivora, exhibit the most diverse feeding patterns of the group, predators->scavenging omnivores->specialist herbivores

  4. The Rich Man's Table

    4/7 Follows the evolution of the hyaenas within the Carnivora, reveals how they have successfully exploited scavenging strategies, to supplement hunting.

  5. Strength in Numbers

    3/7 Looks at the evolution of the dog family, how as generalists and through group predation they have filled a successful niche within the Carnivora

  6. Sharpening the Tooth

    2/7 Explores the many different members of the cat family and their rise over 40 million years to represent a powerful group of predators within the Carnivora.

  7. The Carnassial Connection

    1/7 Introductory programme of a seven part series, exploring the evolution of the carnivor as a successful and highly diverse mammalian group