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Sex & Nudity
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- Australopithecus are shown without any clothes, making them somewhat nude. However, they are covered by fur like chimpanzees and bonobos, the closest living relatives of humans.
- Two large animals mate. Male genitalia is shown briefly and from a distance.
Violence & Gore
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- A lot of prehistoric animals die on and off-screen. It is also stated by the narrator that some surviving prehistoric animals have died out to extinction.
Profanity
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- A species of pig-like animals are occasionally referred to as "Hogs from Hell"
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Frightening & Intense Scenes
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- The Entelodonts and Hyaenodons may terrify children, with the Entelodonts looking like real life monsters and the Hyaenodons hunting a baby Indricothere at night.
- The Brontothere (Embolotherium) mother's calf dies and is eaten by a pair of Andrewsarchus. This scene may be distressing to many children and/or parents.
- The predatory Gastornis kills an early horse (Propalaeotherium). This could scare kids. Despite the fact that real Gastornis was proven to be purely herbivorous or mostly herbivorous, the show was made before the discovery.
- A Deinotherium (an extinct giant elephant relative) charges at a group of Australopithecus and nearly tramples the infant Australopithecus to death in dramatic slow motion, which could scare and/or sadden viewers thinking the infant Australopithecus was killed. However, the infant Australopithecus survives the encounter.
- This series contains frequent scenes of animals hunting, though it is presented in much the same way as in other nature documentaries. Dramatic music accompanies these scenes which may increase anxiety for some viewers.
Spoilers
Sex & Nudity
- An episode depicts early humans mating face-to-face. Though they are partially obscured by foliage and no genitalia are shown, they are nonetheless the focal point of the shot and thrusting motions are clearly shown for several seconds.
Violence & Gore
- A predator defecates onto a carcass in an attempt to "put off" a gang of rival predators.
- A woolly rhinoceros charges at a lone male neanderthal, visibly injuring him in the process as he is thrown into the air and later spits a somewhat worrying volume of blood onto the ground.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
- Several small horse-like animals become visibly intoxicated on what is described to be fermented fruit, and the narrator specified that it is in fact alchohol which dulls the animals' senses - resulting in the death of one individual to a predator.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
- A swarm of giant ants devours a terror bird hatchling, eating it alive. This scene can be incredibly intense.
- A giant sloth-like animal suddenly attacks a saber-toothed cat, killing it instantly. This scene is surprising as the sloths have been so far portrayed as rather peaceful giants.
- A whale-like animal hunts several helpless dolphin-like animals, most of which are young/juvenile. This scene is intense and may be distressing to certain viewers.
- A couple of woolly mammoths are forced over a cliff by a group of human hunters wielding spears and flaming torches, with one mammoth barely surviving the fall only to be finished off by a hunter with a large spear. This prolonged scene may be distressing to certain viewers.
