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When one thinks of America, images of bustling cosmopolitan cities immediately come to mind. Mexico City illustrates this well.

When one thinks of America, images of bustling cosmopolitan cities immediately come to mind. Mexico City illustrates this well.

In 986, after being expelled from Norway and then from Iceland, the Viking, Erik the Red, sets out to conquer an uninhabited land, Greenland.

The legend of the banded krait has been passed down from generation to generation its crossbands are believed to bring fortune or peril, depending on which band one strikes.

Fascinating Places

We are the planet Earth, in spite of the fact that the greater part of the surface is covered by water.

Exploring the great island of Hokkaido, in the extreme north of the archipelago, this film highlights the natural beauty of this territory where nature remains the main character: it unfolds in immense spaces still largely wild, composed of powerful volcanic mountain ranges, countless crystal clear lakes and deep forests.

Join internationally renowned actress Michelle Yeoh - star of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Memoirs of a Geisha and The Lady - on a touching journey back home to Malaysia for an intimate look at the orangutan.

Between 3000 and 1400 BC, the Minoan civilization flourished in Crete, a large island located in the Mediterranean Sea. The Minoans were the first great civilization of the Greek world.

For nearly 400 years, in north-eastern Colombia, one of the largest pre-Columbian cities remained unnoticed, submerged in the rainforest.

The harsh lands of the Sahara and Patagonia Deserts home many extraordinarily tough and adaptable creatures, including the thorny-tailed lizard, the camel, the Saharan sparrow, and the nocturnal gerbil.

In the mountains, water produces the purest and wildest lakes that are the source of all the rivers on the planet. This ecosystem is home to creatures that must adapt to the cold, clear waters.

At the end of the series, in the final episode, having recognized the tremendous capacity of animals that we often have thought of as irrational, we shall take a peek at a world whose technology and capacities still evade us in the twenty first century.

With the geological closure of the Isthmus of Panama 4 million years ago, the two largest oceans of the planet were separated.

At mealtime, many animals prefer company. And their eating companions don't even need to be of the same species.

A carnivore is a devourer of flesh.

Explores Singapore's islands - far from the city, past the port, hidden from view lies an undiscovered wilderness.

Stretching 2,300 kilometres down the northeast coast of Queensland, the reef is home to over 900 islands each with their own unique biology and fauna.

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 Galapagos have two main seasons. From January to June, there is a rainy and hot monsoon season while from July to December, there's the dry season.

For nearly 400 years, in north-eastern Colombia, one of the largest pre-Columbian cities remained unnoticed, submerged in the rainforest.