The Living Edens

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The Living Edens

Synopsis

Planet Earth is still home to places so pure they have become precious reminders of how all the world - the ancient, timeless Earth - once looked.

Episodes

  • Wild Costa Rica

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    Despite the constant threat of danger, a wealth of creatures flourish in Costa Rica, sustained by the bounty that land and sea provide.

  • Africa's Deadly Eden

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    Born of a violent explosion more than two million years ago, the Ngorongoro Crater is one of the true wonders of the world.

  • Wild Costa Rica

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    Despite the constant threat of danger, a wealth of creatures flourish in Costa Rica, sustained by the bounty that land and sea provide.

  • Wild Costa Rica

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    Despite the constant threat of danger, a wealth of creatures flourish in Costa Rica, sustained by the bounty that land and sea provide.

  • Wild Costa Rica

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    Life and death are close companions in an Eden called Costa Rica. Nestled in the tropics of Central America, Costa Rica calls itself the land of “Pura Vida” – pure life. In a phenomenon known as the “Arribada”, the arrival, olive ridley sea turtles migrate annually in massive numbers while troops of capuchin, squirrel, howler monkeys and resplendent quetzals forage in the canopy above. Below roam deadly army ants, poison dart frogs and the strongest insect on earth, the Hercules beetle.

  • Tiger Wars

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    In the heart of India, a tiger family battles for dominance in the ruins of a lost empire.

  • Tiger Wars

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    In the heart of India, a tiger family battles for dominance in the ruins of a lost empire.

  • Alaska's Glacier Bay

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    Nestled in the heart of southeast Alaska, Glacier Bay is a wild paradise of ocean and ice. Brown bears, bald eagles, humpback whales and nearly every other species here are ultimately tied to the incredible migration and life cycle of salmon.

  • Cougar Country

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    Deep in the vast American West lies a high, lonely land called the Colorado Plateau. At its heart lies a geological spectacle where millions of years of exposure to weather and the chiselling force of rivers and streams have created a labyrinth of pinnacles, chasms, arches, gorges and canyons. This vast, wild area is home to an incredible array of creatures that instinctively embody the spirit of the West.

  • Africa's Most Extreme

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    There is a 1,200-mile strip of land on the southwestern coast of Africa where the searing Namib Desert meets the frigid Atlantic Ocean. Here, the basic elements of the earth exist in paradoxical extremes.

  • Wild Madagascar

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    Madagascar is home to creatures found nowhere else on Earth. From curious chameleons to loud lemurs, get a rare look at this amazing world of diverse and unique life.

  • Wild Madagascar

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    Madagascar is home to creatures found nowhere else on Earth. From curious chameleons to loud lemurs, get a rare look at this amazing world of diverse and unique life.

  • Wild Costa Rica

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    Despite the constant threat of danger, a wealth of creatures flourish in Costa Rica, sustained by the bounty that land and sea provide.

  • The Last Shangri-La

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    There is a place on earth where time stands still, where nature and religion have combined to turn an entire kingdom into the world’s last Shangri-La. The place is an Eden called Bhutan.