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Earth’s Tropical Islands episode 2 – Borneo

Nature / 4 minutes of reading / March 27, 2020 / By HDclump

Earth’s Tropical Islands episode 2 – Borneo: In the heart of south east Asia lies the tropical island of Borneo. Twice the size of the British Isles, it is the third largest island on earth and home to possibly the greatest diversity of life of any island – from flying lizards sun bears to orangutans. Its huge variety of habitats, from bustling coral reefs and ancient jungles to towering mountains, has given rise to over 60,000 species of plants and animals – many found nowhere else on earth. Borneo’s shoreline is fringed by a tangle of mangroves and […]

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Earth’s Tropical Islands episode 1 – Madagascar

Nature / 4 minutes of reading / March 26, 2020 / By HDclump

Earth’s Tropical Islands episode 1 – Madagascar: Journey across the tropical island of Madagascar and explore the unique and incredible wildlife it has to offer – from its famed lemurs to chameleons. As the oldest island on earth, life has had time to evolve, and there are now more unique plants and animals on Madagascar than any other island. It was formed nearly 90 million years ago when a giant landmass split apart, and Madagascar was cast adrift from east Africa. Braving the 400-mile ocean crossing from Africa, the first castaways arrived on the arid west of the

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Winterwatch episode 4 2020

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / February 1, 2020 / By HDclump

Winterwatch episode 4 2020: It is the final show and time for the team to review the extraordinary events that have taken place this week, as well as look back over an eventful year in the Cairngorms. With three species of egrets now breeding in Britain, butterflies on the wing year round and record-breaking temperatures in the Scottish highlands, Chris, Michaela, Iolo and Gillian explore what winters may be like in the future. Winterwatch episode 4 2020 Egret Egrets are herons which have white or buff plumage, and develop fine plumes (usually milky white) during the

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Winterwatch episode 3 2020

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / January 31, 2020 / By HDclump

Winterwatch episode 3 2020: Live from their base in the heart of the Cairngorms, Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan, Gillian Burke and Iolo Williams explore the magic of winter. There is incredible science explaining why ducks don’t die from the cold, a hidden world of overwintering insects, minibeasts captured on camera by a passionate amateur photographer and the mass spectacle of 30,000 redwings roosting in a remote wood in Lancashire’s beautiful Ribble Valley in Lancashire. Winterwatch episode 3 2020 Redwing This species was first described by Linnaeus in his Systema naturae in 1758 under its current scientific

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Winterwatch episode 2 2020

Nature / 3 minutes of reading / January 30, 2020 / By HDclump

Winterwatch episode 2 2020: Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan, Gillian Burke and Iolo Williams are live from the Cairngorms looking at how winter this year is affecting wildlife across the country. There are rumours of swallows in Sussex in January! The team looks at why there has been a severe lack of snow in Scotland this year and share an incredible spectacle in the form of flocks of brent geese migrating from northern Canada to the urban streets of Dublin – a new winter gang is on the block. Winterwatch episode 2 2020 Swallow The swallows, martins

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Winterwatch episode 1 2020

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / January 29, 2020 / By HDclump

Winterwatch episode 1 2020: It’s dark, it’s cold, it’s the end of January – but fear not, Winterwatch is back to add seasonal warmth and cheer. Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan, Gillian Burke and Iolo Williams host, live from the Cairngorms. The cameras are poised to capture pine martens, red squirrels, golden eagles and crested tits. This wild winter wilderness is home to rare cold-adapted species, but as the climate changes they are especially sensitive to warming temperatures. This makes them and the Cairngorm Mountains Britain’s early warning system for changing environments, so what can the Cairngorms reveal about

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Australia Earth’s Magical Kingdom episode 3 – Human

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / January 24, 2020 / By HDclump

Australia Earth’s Magical Kingdom episode 3 – Human: Despite Australia’s relatively small population, the human impact on wildlife has been dramatic. This episode explores Australia’s natural history success stories and those being left behind as the continent undergoes rapid change. Starting in Australia’s second largest city Melbourne, this film sees how possums, tree-dwelling marsupials, have taken to sharing trees in busy city parks. They are breeding successfully but when pressure from the neighbours becomes too great, they risk encounters with heavy traffic and domestic cats in order to find shelter in rooves and garden sheds. Meanwhile, the cold-blooded

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Australia Earth’s Magical Kingdom episode 2 – Ocean

Nature / 3 minutes of reading / January 23, 2020 / By HDclump

Australia Earth’s Magical Kingdom episode 2 – Ocean: This episode sets out to understand why marine species are drawn to the coasts of Australia and discovers that the country’s three surrounding oceans – the Southern Sea, the Pacific and The Indian Ocean – create a unique environment for ocean voyagers of all types. In the clean waters of Pearson Island off South Australia, Australian sea lions, once a rare sight are now protected from hunting and are thriving. Meanwhile in the wide shallows of Spencer Gulf, June is the time for a midwinter gathering of spectacularly colourful giant

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Australia Earth’s Magical Kingdom episode 1 – Land

Nature / 3 minutes of reading / January 22, 2020 / By HDclump

Australia Earth’s Magical Kingdom episode 1 – Land : Asked to imagine Australia’s wilderness many people immediately picture its arid outback, but its landscapes are in fact surprisingly varied. Traveling from the peaks of the aptly-named Snowy Mountains – touched by Antarctic winds – to tropical Queensland we discover how animals have learned to thrive across the continent’s harsh and beautiful extremes. We meet an echidna, a curious creature related to the only other monotreme on the planet, the platypus, that has the rare ability to lower its body temperature to endure icy winters. The Dryandra Woodlands south

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Snow Animals

Nature / 4 minutes of reading / January 8, 2020 / By HDclump

Snow Animals: Liz Bonnin introduces a cast of charismatic animals to reveal the remarkable strategies they use to survive, and even thrive, in winter. For animals this is the toughest time of year, and preparations start early. In autumn, Siberian chipmunks collect food in their cheek pouches to stockpile in their burrows, while caribou make an epic journey to new feeding areas away from the worst weather. With the arrival of winter, the American bobcat has to find its prey beneath deep snow, while an Arctic fox must sniff out its very own frozen ready meal. A sea

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Seven Worlds – One Planet episode 8 – Continents of Wonder

Nature / 3 minutes of reading / January 6, 2020 / By HDclump

Seven Worlds – One Planet episode 8 – Continents of Wonder: The most spectacular moments from the Seven Worlds, One Planet series that highlights the incredible rich and wonderful diversity of life found on our planets seven unique continents. Millions of years ago huge forces ripped apart the Earth’s crust, creating seven distinct continents. Over time, each one developed its own remarkable wildlife. Alternative stream and download We see the extraordinary variety of life found in South America and visit the largest of all continents – Asia, so big it still hides rarely seen creatures. We explore the

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Europe episode 2 – Transformation of a Continent

Nature, Science / 3 minutes of reading / January 3, 2020 / By HDclump

Europe episode 2 – Transformation of a Continent: Our second journey to the extremes takes us to the heart of the European continent, from the Norwegian fjords to the coast of Jura in the English Channel and up to the peak of the Matterhorn; we will go from the volcanoes of the Massif Central in southern France to the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, or the “Grand Canyon of Europe”. Alternative server and download The landscapes of Europe are as incredible as they are different. They are full of secrets and surprises. From the cold northern tip of

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