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Programme 1: Life Before Birth. Even before an individual, human or animal, sees the light of day it has experienced many onslaughts and influences that will affect the rest of its life. The mother
...'s nutrition, the smell of a predator in the air and cannibalistic siblings in the womb can all mean life or death, health or sickness as an adult. When 9/11 happened the mothers who were pregnant at the time, and near the event, not only suffered intense stress themselves, but many have passed on the hormonal marker of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder to their new babies. Programme 2: Early Days. Once out and in the world the first few early days or weeks of life are crucial to future survival. How much food is available? A young kookaburra's life depends on how much food is available in the territory. If times are hard then the youngest chick is stabbed to death by the elder ones. How competent are your parents? Undoubtedly older mothers are much more competent than younger ones and for sea otters a first time mother can be a disaster. And Aubrey looks at the role of play, just how much does it help a youngster learn about the world?
Metadata describing this Open University audio programme
| First transmission date: |
2005-11-21 |
| Published: |
2005 |
| Rights Statement: |
Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: |
This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OU Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: |
00:54:30 |
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| Track listing: |
track listing for this programme
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Track 1
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Programme 1: Life Before Birth |
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Track 2
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Programme 2: Early Days |
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| Producer: |
BBC Natural History Unit |
| Contributor: |
Aubrey Manning |
| Publisher: |
BBC Open University |
| Subject terms: |
Animal behaviour; Natural history |
| Production number: |
AUDA039B |
| Available to public: |
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