Wild Russia

The Amur Tiger

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Synopsis

From deserts to semi-arid steppe, dense forests and Arctic tundra, Russia is home to some of the rarest species on earth.

Clips

Episodes

Season 1
  • Siberia

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    Synonymous with punishing cold, parts of Siberia bake at 40 degrees Celsius. Lurking in the forests of Siberia's Yakutia region with a face like a kangaroo and vampire's teeth is the musk deer.

  • Siberia

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    Synonymous with punishing cold, parts of Siberia bake at 40 degrees Celsius. Lurking in the forests of Siberia's Yakutia region with a face like a kangaroo and vampire's teeth is the musk deer.

  • Kamchatka

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    Located on Russia's far eastern edge is the stark peninsula of Kamchatka - a surprising place where volcanoes create a land of fire and ice.

  • Kamchatka

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    Located on Russia's far eastern edge is the stark peninsula of Kamchatka - a surprising place where volcanoes create a land of fire and ice.

  • The Great Divide

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    Russia's Caucasus Mountains create a dramatic landscape of contradictions from snow-laden hills and alpine meadows to arid salt flats and dry desert.

  • The Great Divide

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    Russia's Caucasus Mountains create a dramatic landscape of contradictions from snow-laden hills and alpine meadows to arid salt flats and dry desert.

  • Arctic

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    At the roof of the world and on the edge of civilization sits the Russian Arctic, known for its extreme temperatures, weather and hostility.

  • Arctic

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    At the roof of the world and on the edge of civilization sits the Russian Arctic, known for its extreme temperatures, weather and hostility.

  • The Secret Forest

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    The Ussuriland wilderness extends from the deep Sikhote Alin forests to the fast-flowing Amur River. Slipping through the shadows of the Ussuriland forests are two of the world's rarest cats.

  • The Secret Forest

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    The Ussuriland wilderness extends from the deep Sikhote Alin forests to the fast-flowing Amur River. Slipping through the shadows of the Ussuriland forests are two of the world's rarest cats.

  • Primeval Valleys

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    Travel through the majestic Primeval forests of the Urals. This Russian sanctuary is a land of extremes where giant deer, half-tonne leviathans and tiny adventures flourish.

  • Primeval Valleys

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    Travel through the majestic Primeval forests of the Urals. This Russian sanctuary is a land of extremes where giant deer, half-tonne leviathans and tiny adventures flourish.