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Mammas

Mammas

★ 6.8/10•2013•3m•Comedy•Documentary
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Isabella Rossellini is convinced that, in the maternal animal world, anything goes. 'Mammas,' a series of short videos, has Rossellini playing the role of nine different animals to show the viewer that some mothers lie, are polygamous, and walk out on their animal children all the time.

Isabella Rossellini · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime3m
LanguageFR
First Air DateFeb 6, 2013

Episodes

Episode 1 - Maternal InstinctE13m

Maternal Instinct

Mothers – all mothers – cannot help being maternal. What is this trait, this characteristic common to all mothers?

Feb 6, 2013

Episode 2 - WaspE23m

Wasp

Wasp Mammas don’t need fancy bottle warmers or breastfeeding pillows. They make sure their babies have all the nourishment they’ll need ahead of time by paralyzing caterpillars and burying them alive with their wasp eggs. That way, the little wasp babies have plenty of fresh meat when they hatch. Yum!

Feb 7, 2013

Episode 3 - CuckooE33m

Cuckoo

Good babysitters are hard to find, so Mamma Cuckoos use some slight-of-wing to trick other birds into hatching and raising their young. They slip their eggs into the nests of smaller birds. When the Cuckoo chicks are born they knock those other eggs out of the way and convince their fake Mammas to feed them instead. It sure cuts down on childcare costs!

Feb 8, 2013

Episode 4 - SpiderE43m

Spider

Being a Mamma requires some sacrifice, especially if you are a Spider, Diaea egrandros. The number one priority for almost all Mammas is to make sure their babies have all the food they need to survive. And for these spiders, that means letting their babies devour them.

Feb 9, 2013

Episode 5 - Cichlid FishE53m

Cichlid Fish

Cichlid Fish Mammas store their eggs in their mouths, so that’s where Cichlid fathers have to fertilize them. Naughty! Soon after that, lots of Cichlid babies swim out and those Mammas are free to use those mouths for things like eating again.

Feb 9, 2013

Episode 6 - ToadE63m

Toad

Toad mammas don't carry one big baby in their bellies, but many littles babies on their backs.

Feb 9, 2013

Episode 7 - HamsterE73m

Hamster

Hamster Mammas have a lot of babies. Up to 10 at a time! Sometimes that is too many mouths for one Mamma to feed, so she eats a couple up so she can give those remaining siblings some sustenance.

Feb 9, 2013

Episode 8 - DunnockE83m

Dunnock

Raising babies can be expensive! That’s why Dunnock bird Mammas practice polyandry and have more than one male mate. More men means more dads bringing home the bacon. Or in this case, bugs and seeds.

Feb 9, 2013

Episode 9 - Oil BeetleE93m

Oil Beetle

Oil beetle larvae can trick themselves onto a bee mamma and eat all that she provides for her babies, and the babies too!

Feb 10, 2013

Episode 10 - Piping PloverE103m

Piping Plover

The Piping Plover is an actress! Charadrius melodius pretends to be wounded in order to protect its eggs from predators.

Feb 11, 2013

Actors

Isabella Rossellini

Isabella Rossellini

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