The evolutionary successes in which life has solved aquatic locomotion doubtlessly deserve a leading role in the episode "Animal Copyright". In fact, it is the second part of the theme dedicated to traveling methods.
Showing1to20of547results
The Ocean...the world's largest ecosystem. Almost 3 million square kilometres of water surrounds China,
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.
Fascinating Places
In Ichijôdani, Japan, deep beneath the rice fields, archaeologists have excavated a medieval town abandoned 400 years earlier.
In the Hijaz desert, in the north-west of Saudi Arabia, lies a mysterious ancient city called Hegra. Until recently, the site had never been thoroughly excavated.
The interior of Brazil is a very varied territory where ecosystems as different as dry forest and flood plains mix.
Is it possible that animals have pharmaceutical knowledge of the power of certain substances? Why do species of curassow consume kaolin (china clay) after eating certain fruits? Arrowhead frogs devour poisonous insects that somehow manufacture batracotoxina, the most potent poison created by nature. What type of antidote does a certain sea nudibranquios possess?
The land linking the two American continents is home to rich and diverse rainforests.
The interior of Brazil is a very varied territory where ecosystems as different as dry forest and flood plains mix.
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.
The fourth part of the series explores Singapore's forests this multi-layered jungle is home to one of the least known primates in the world, flying dragons, mating snakes, and many more.
The Singapore Botanic Gardens' wetlands and lakes are the lifeblood for a community of exceptional wonders living in this UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The airport on the island of Baltra in the Galapagos is about two hours from Quito, Ecuador.
Capable of predicting eclipses, equinoxes and solstices, the Maya were one of the most knowledgeable pre-Columbian peoples of Central America.
Sitting down to eat at the table always requires some degree of order and civility, of good manners and courtesy.
A carnivore is a devourer of flesh.
Corsica is a treasure island. Its beaches are lapped by the Mediterranean its sea-bed harbours strange and wonderful creatures, some of them found nowhere else in the world.
The fourth part of the series explores Singapore's forests this multi-layered jungle is home to one of the least known primates in the world, flying dragons, mating snakes, and many more.
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.
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.
Showing1to20of547results
