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Seven Worlds – One Planet episode 6

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / December 1, 2019 / By HDclump

Seven Worlds – One Planet episode 6: North America – a land of change where pioneering animals make the most of surprising opportunities. Alternative stream and download More than any other continent, North America is defined by extreme weather and seasonal change. For animals that live here this poses great challenges, but for those with a pioneering spirit it can also offer great rewards. Seven Worlds – One Planet episode 6 In Canada’s Yukon, winter can be brutal – up to six feet of snow can fall in a single day. But lynx have […]

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Equator from the Air episode 3 – Pacific

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / November 30, 2019 / By HDclump

Equator from the Air episode 3 – Pacific: Continuing his equatorial journey, Gordon Buchanan crosses the Pacific. This rich source of life is under pressure from rising temperatures, pollution and overfishing. In the Galapagos Islands, Gordon sees how drones are helping protect baby hammerhead sharks, and the iconic giant tortoise. On the other side of the Pacific, an aerial view sheds light on world’s richest marine habitats, and Gordon joins the search for clues about the future of our coral reefs in a mysterious tropical lake. Equator from the Air episode 3 – Pacific Galapagos Islands

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Equator from the Air episode 2 – South America

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / November 29, 2019 / By HDclump

Equator from the Air episode 2 – South America: Gordon Buchanan continues his journey around the equator, witnessing the fight to preserve the Amazon rainforest. In Brazil, he joins an aerial police patrol hunting for illegal loggers, while a local tribe map their territory from the air in a bid to prevent its destruction. Crossing the Andes, Gordon sees how eyes in the sky keep tabs on Ecuador’s endangered condors and visits a reserve where new species are being discovered, high up in the canopy of a pristine patch of cloud forest. Equator from the Air episode

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Forces of Nature with Brian Cox episode 2 – Somewhere in Space-time

Science / 2 minutes of reading / November 25, 2019 / By HDclump

Forces of Nature with Brian Cox episode 2 – Somewhere in Space-time: Professor Brian Cox follows Earth’s epic journey through space. He takes to the air in a top-secret fighter jet to race the spin of the planet and reverse the passage of the day. In Brazil, a monstrous wave that surges up the Amazon River provides an epic ride of a different kind – chased by a top surfer through the rainforest, this tidal wave marks Earth’s constant dance with the moon. Forces of Nature with Brian Cox episode 2 – Somewhere in Space-time Greenland

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Seven Worlds – One Planet episode 5

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / November 24, 2019 / By HDclump

Seven Worlds – One Planet episode 5: Europe – a continent transformed by mankind, where extraordinary animals are found in surprising places. Europe, a crowded continent transformed by mankind where extraordinary animals are found in surprising places. High above the city of Gibraltar, Barbary macaques – Europe’s only primate, live a life full of kidnappings and high drama whilst in the cemeteries of Vienna ‘grave robbing’ European hamsters do battle with each other for food. Come nightfall, the forests surrounding ancient Italian mountain villages become the hunting grounds for rarely seen wolves whilst deep underground in Slovenia’s caves,

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Forces of Nature with Brian Cox episode 1 – The Universe in a Snowflake

Science / 2 minutes of reading / November 23, 2019 / By HDclump

Forces of Nature with Brian Cox episode 1: Brian uncovers how the stunning diversity of shapes in the natural world are shadows of the rules that govern the universe. In Spain, he shows how an attempt by hundreds of people to build the highest human tower reveals the force that shapes our planet. In Nepal, honey hunters seek out giant beehives that cling to cliff walls. The perfect hexagonal honeycombs made by the bees to store their honey conceal a mathematical rule. Forces of Nature with Brian Cox episode 1 – The Universe in a Snowflake

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Seven Worlds – One Planet episode 4

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / November 17, 2019 / By HDclump

Seven Worlds – One Planet episode 4: Australia, a land cast adrift at the time of the dinosaurs. Isolated for millions of years, the weird and wonderful animals marooned here are like nowhere else on Earth. DOWNLOAD Australia, a land cast adrift at the time of the dinosaurs. Isolated for millions of years, the weird and wonderful animals marooned here are like nowhere else on Earth. In the north of this island continent is the Daintree, one of the world’s oldest tropical forests. It’s home to the most dangerous bird on earth – the cassowary. A dinosaur-like

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Seven Worlds – One Planet episode 3

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / November 10, 2019 / By HDclump

Seven Worlds – One Planet episode 3: South America – the most species-rich continent on earth. From the bone-dry deserts of the Atacama, where penguins weave their way through a minefield of snapping sea lions, to the lush cloud forests of the Andes, where Andean bears scale 30-metre trees in search of elusive fruits, South America is full of the unusual and ingenious. In the far south of the continent, predators prowl the jagged Patagonian landscape. Underneath vertical spires of rock, a mother puma must draw on all her experience and strength to bring down a formidable prey.

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Uncharted Amazon

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / October 6, 2019 / By HDclump

Uncharted Amazon: deep in the jungles of Peru, a silky anteater is fighting to stay awake and a mother hummingbird is struggling to raise her chick. As this documentary reveals, life in his incredible part of the planet faces changing conditions. The Amazon rainforest, also known in English as Amazonia or the Amazon Jungle, is a moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America. This basin encompasses 7,000,000 km2, of which 5,500,000 km2 are covered by the rainforest. This region includes territory belonging to nine nations. Uncharted

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Great Parks of Africa episode 9 – Augrabies Falls

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / October 2, 2019 / By HDclump

Great Parks of Africa episode 9 : The Orange River travels almost two-thirds the length of South Africa to reach its most scenic checkpoint: The mighty Augrabies Falls. Widely regarded as one of the six great waterfalls on Earth, it is also an interminable source of hydration and food for the wildlife that live near its waters. Scattered throughout the wild lands of Africa are a number of protected havens that shelter some of the continent’s most iconic wildlife. Explore these majestic natural sanctuaries dedicated to the preservation of the continent’s rich yet vulnerable wildlife heritage. Great

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Great Parks of Africa episode 8 – Krugers Pafuri

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / October 1, 2019 / By HDclump

Great Parks of Africa episode 8: Sandwiched between the Limpopo and Luvuvhu rivers in South Africa lies Krugers Pafuri, a multi-habitat area with astonishingly biodiverse animal and plant life–including the famous fever tree, rumored to cause illness to anyone who lives near it. Dive into this secret corner of Kruger National Park. Scattered throughout the wild lands of Africa are a number of protected havens that shelter some of the continent’s most iconic wildlife. Explore these majestic natural sanctuaries dedicated to the preservation of the continent’s rich yet vulnerable wildlife heritage. Great Parks of Africa episode 8

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Great Parks of Africa episode 7 – The Garden Route

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / September 30, 2019 / By HDclump

Great Parks of Africa episode 7: Garden Route National Park is a patchwork of protected areas that safeguard a range of land and marine habitats in southern Africa. Take a tour of this conservationist paradise offering hope for creatures as varied as the humpback whale, the blue duiker antelope, and the Knysna seahorse–the only endangered seahorse in the world. Scattered throughout the wild lands of Africa are a number of protected havens that shelter some of the continent’s most iconic wildlife. Explore these majestic natural sanctuaries dedicated to the preservation of the continent’s rich yet vulnerable wildlife heritage.

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