Main content

The Ostrich

Evolution Series 1
Episode 2 of 5

How did the ostrich come to lay the biggest egg on earth? Chris Packham explores the way reproduction has shaped life on earth and the surprising evolutionary origins of sex, eggs and birds. It's a four-billion-year journey contained within a shell.

10 months left to watch

58 minutes

Last on

Fri 31 Jul 2026 02:35
BBC Two

More episodes

Previous

The ElephantSeries 1

Next

The BatSeries 1

See all episodes from Evolution

Credits

Presenter Chris Packham
Director Laura Mulholland
Producer Niall Strawson
Editor Sam Billinge
Production Manager Millie McNab
Line Producer Raewyn Dickson
Series Producer Alice Jones
Executive Producer Andrew Cohen
Executive Producer Rob Liddell

Broadcasts

Featured in...

  • Free as a Bird

    Is it a bird...? Yes! Witness nature's master aviators as they hunt, migrate and thrive.

Order your FREE poster from The Open University exploring evolution, biodiversity and the tree of life

Order your FREE poster from The Open University exploring evolution, biodiversity and the tree of life

Discover how species are connected and explore billions of years of evolutionary history.