Andes to Amazon
2000 · BBC Two · 50 min · 1 season
S01E06 · Penguins Shores
Tue, 19 Dec, 8:00 am
A journey along the vast coastline of South America, looking at the varied wildlife on offer which includes whales, sea lions, dolphins and penguins.
About
The South American continent is a land of great extremes, stretching from the Antarctic to the Equator. It has the planet's greatest river system, longest mountain chain, biggest and richest rainforest and driest desert. Using the latest camera techniques, including infrared night vision cameras, rarely seen animals are revealed, while a special aerial camera soars over the continent, revealing an entirely new perspective on its varied and dramatic landscape.
Episodes
- E01
Lost Worlds
Tue, 7 Nov· 50 minA breathtaking aerial journey through the most spectacular locations on the continent - from the icy peaks of the Andes to the vast Amazon jungle and the arid Atacama desert.
- E02
Mighty Amazon
Tue, 14 Nov· 50 minA look at the mighty Amazon and the greatest cycle of flooding anywhere on Earth and how it dominates the lives of everything that inhabits the area.
- E03
Great Plains
Tue, 21 Nov· 50 minLooks at the vast grasslands formed by South America's ferocious extremes of weather. This remarkable habitat shelters some of the most extraordinary animals in the world.
- E04
Andes
Tue, 28 Nov· 50 minLooks at the spectacular chain of mountains running from the equator to near Antarctica.
- E05
Amazon Jungle
Tue, 12 Dec· 50 minA journey into the heart of the largest rainforest on the planet. The Amazon jungle sustains more species than any other place on earth and the competition for survival is intense.
- E06
Penguins Shores
Tue, 19 Dec· 50 minA journey along the vast coastline of South America, looking at the varied wildlife on offer which includes whales, sea lions, dolphins and penguins.
Cast
Fergal Keane
Narrator