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Wonders of Life episode 1 – What Is Life?

Science, Nature / 2 minutes of reading / January 11, 2019 / By HDclump

Wonders of Life episode 1 – What Is Life?: in this episode Brian Cox visits South East Asia’s ‘Ring of Fire’. In the world’s most volcanic region he explores the thin line that separates the living from the dead and poses that most enduring of questions: what is life? The traditional answer is one that invokes the supernatural, as seen at the annual Day of the Dead celebrations in the Philippine highlands. Brian sets out to offer an alternative answer: one bound up in the flow of energy through the universe. On the edge of Taal Volcano lake, […]

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Dynasties episode 5 – Tiger – David Attenborough

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / December 9, 2018 / By HDclump

This episode – Dynasties episode 5 – Tiger – features a tigress named Raj Bhera who lives in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in India and holds the perfect tiger territory, with dense jungle, spring-fed ponds and rich grasslands teeming with prey. And now, she has four tiny newborn cubs to care for. They are the future of her dynasty. But the idyllic world that she inhabits is changing. Dynasties episode 5 – Tiger – David Attenborough Rival tigers, seeking their own territory, are encroaching on her hunting lands. One in particular, her adult daughter Solo, is challenging Raj Bhera

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Dynasties episode 4 – Painted Wolf – David Attenborough

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / December 2, 2018 / By HDclump

This episode: Dynasties episode 4 – Painted Wolf – David Attenborough features a painted wolf named Tait, matriarch of one of the last great families of this endangered animal. She has ruled her dynasty for many years on the banks of Zambezi river in Zimbabwe, keeping the peace within her sprawling family. But tensions are rising as Tait is growing old and her power is waning. Dynasties episode 4 – Painted Wolf – David Attenborough One of her daughters, Blacktip, lives close by. Her own pack is growing fast and they are running out of space. She urgently

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Dynasties episode 3 – Lion – David Attenborough

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / November 25, 2018 / By HDclump

On Dynasties episode 3 – Lion – David Attenborough features one of the most famous lion prides in Africa – the Marsh Pride of Kenya’s Masai Mara.As the story begins, the Marsh Pride is in a unique situation in their history. They have been abandoned by all of the adult males who – until now – defended the pride. Just two adult females are left to feed and protect their eight youngsters. Alternative download Dynasties episode 3 – Lion – David Attenborough The future of the whole family rests entirely on the shoulders of

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Dynasties episode 2 – Emperor – David Attenborough

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / November 18, 2018 / By HDclump

In Dynasties episode 2 – Emperor – David Attenborough : A colony of emperor penguins gather in Atka Bay, on the coast of Antarctica, after three months of feeding at sea. They arrive as the water freezes over and all the other Antarctic animals have left the continent for the relative safety of the sea. Dynasties episode 2 – Emperor – David Attenborough The penguins have come here to raise the next generation in their emperor’s dynasty. But to do so they will have to work together to keep themselves and their chicks alive through the coming

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Dynasties episode 1 – Chimpanzee – David Attenborough

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / November 11, 2018 / By HDclump

Five extraordinary animals, each in a heroic struggle against rivals and against the forces of nature, fighting for their own survival and for the future of their dynasties. Dynasties episode 1 – Chimpanzee – David Attenborough In Senegal, west Africa, live a group of chimpanzees led by an alpha male named David. He has already been alpha for three years – a time when leaders here are usually overthrown. To make matters worse, David has no allies – no-one to help him defend his leadership. As the dry season sets in, the group are forced closer together

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Autumnwatch episode 3 2018

Nature / 1 minute of reading / October 18, 2018 / By HDclump

Live from their base in the heart of New Hampshire, Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Gillian Burke bring us the latest happenings from deep in the American woods. We learn about the science of how this spectacular leaf change comes about, and meet some of the smaller residents who change colour along with the leaves. Autumnwatch episode 3 2018 Michaela has been on a moose mission, finding out about a tiny but deadly enemy of these massive beasts, and Gillian is looking for red efts in the leaf litter – a brightly coloured newt that comes out

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Autumnwatch episode 1 2018

Nature / 1 minute of reading / October 16, 2018 / By HDclump

Autumnwatch is back, but this time with a difference. For the first time ever the team are coming live from another country – America – to bring one of the greatest autumn spectacles on the planet. Autumnwatch episode 1 2018 Every year six billion trees across New England turn into a riot of yellows, reds and golds, and Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Gillian Burke have travelled to New Hampshire to beam live pictures of this phenomenon back to the UK. These forests are home to myriad of wild animals too, from moose to black bear,

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World’s Weirdest Events episode 5

Nature / 1 minute of reading / September 15, 2018 / By HDclump

Our weird world throws up more surprises for Chris Packham. In this episode, Chris reveals how deadly poisonous frogs can save lives, why we see faces in everything, and how one woman’s pants spontaneously burst into flame. A series that explores the unexplained, the unexpected and the unidentifiable. Chris Packham unlocks the secrets behind the world’s weirdest events.

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World’s Weirdest Events episode 4

Nature / 1 minute of reading / September 13, 2018 / By HDclump

Chris Packham continues his adventure through our weird world, discovering the secrets behind some of its strangest stories. In this episode, Chris unearths a whirlwind wedding ceremony, some exploding rocks, and a woman with her twin inside her brain. A series that explores the unexplained, the unexpected and the unidentifiable. Chris Packham unlocks the secrets behind the world’s weirdest events.

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World’s Weirdest Events episode 3

Nature / 1 minute of reading / September 12, 2018 / By HDclump

Chris Packham uncovers the world’s weirdest events in World’s Weirdest Events episode 3- from a man who gets drunk without touching a drop of alcohol to some chart-topping molecular music. A series that explores the unexplained, the unexpected and the unidentifiable. Chris Packham unlocks the secrets behind the world’s weirdest events.

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World’s Weirdest Events episode 2

Nature / 1 minute of reading / September 11, 2018 / By HDclump

From his base in an abandoned town in the Nevada desert, Chris Packham explores fascinatingly bizarre stories from around the world. In this episode, Chris uncovers the secret of suspiciously fishy oil slick, what’s making a lemming very angry, and how a man can see with his ears. A series that explores the unexplained, the unexpected and the unidentifiable. Chris Packham unlocks the secrets behind the world’s weirdest events.

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