Season 1

Animals That Changed History is a six part documentary series that details the contributions of animals to human development throughout history, including food, shelter, labour, companionship, disease and medicine, and culture.

Episodes

Each episode has its own detail page.

Episode 150 min2016-02-10

Food

There was a time when humans stopped hunting for food - and started growing it. We have built complex food economies based on farming. Since the domestication of animals, we have bred them not just for their meat, but for their by-products; fish, poultry, milk, honey - all staples around the world. The domestication of animals for food has made our world what it is today.

Episode 250 min2016-02-17