The initial settlers of this island, confronted with lava-riddled rocks and iguanas that bore a striking resemblance to dinosaur descendants, dubbed it the "Island of the Damned."
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What life is like for a fauna that resisted leaving its home and has now experienced an explosion of biodiversity of fish, birds, reptiles and marine mammals.
Breakers have been crashing onto the Atlantic coast for thousands of years. It is a mineral world of earth, rock and water, swept by raging winds.
Filmed over the course of a year, this series takes you into the secret lives of hidden wildlife in the 16 hectares of forest in the Singapore Botanic Gardens.
The initial settlers of this island, confronted with lava-riddled rocks and iguanas that bore a striking resemblance to dinosaur descendants, dubbed it the "Island of the Damned."
When one thinks of America, images of bustling cosmopolitan cities immediately come to mind. Mexico City illustrates this well.
The dense mangrove forest lining the shoreline makes this area capable of nurturing newborn marine animals.
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With the latest film-making technology, Sir David Attenborough uncovers the unseen natural treasures of Singapore and explores how the wildlife has adapted to the human world.
Filmed over the course of a year, this series takes you into the secret lives of hidden wildlife in the 16 hectares of forest in the Singapore Botanic Gardens.
On the Mediterranean island farthest from any mainland, where many flightless animals died out we discover for every body a story never told before.
One of the driest deserts in the world lies at the foot of the Andes. 1,500 years ago, the Mochica culture - alternatively called the Moche.
Insight into the correlation between the archaeological site of Hissarlik in Turkey and the city of Troy that is mentioned in Greek literature.
From rocky mountain tops to unexplored cavernous labyrinths, the flow of water carves natural masterpieces into the landscape, and diverse and astonishing creatures live in these challenging environments.
Estuaries provide food for billions of living beings, with their mix of their fresh and salt water creating a rich cocktail for diverse creatures whose lives depend on the tides that transform the landscape.
Hygiene is synonymous of health, and the elaboration of techniques, above all for evolution of cleaning instruments, and this also implies a very elaborate and complex developmental behaviour. For now, many of these techniques do not have a plausible explanation, such is the case of the blazing saunas.
With the geological closure of the Isthmus of Panama 4 million years ago, the two largest oceans of the planet were separated.
This Spanish island was made a biosphere reserve over 25 years ago and is now inhabited by animals and plants that can be found nowhere else in the world.
With the latest film-making technology, Sir David Attenborough uncovers the unseen natural treasures of Singapore and explores how the wildlife has adapted to the human world.
In Korea, there are mountain ranges that extend like blood vessels around the Baekdudaegan Mountain Range.
As one of the ecosystems on Earth, city was the latest to be born. It was born to meet human needs, but other lives are also endeavouring to find their own living space here.
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