2009-11-13 |
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Plot: Notorious of its unpeace, the East district is ruled by five gangs. The five leaders, Jimmy, Café, Jupiter, Sa Chi and Man Sing share the same power over the area. Seemingly, everything remains calm, each gang owning its territory and conflicts rarely rising in-between. However, as Jimmy’s Continue reading ...
2009-11-05 |
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The final instalment concentrates on the most unexplored area of the planet: the deep ocean. It begins with a whale shark used as a shield by a shoal of bait fish to protect themselves from yellowfin tuna. Also shown is an oceanic whitetip shark trailing rainbow runners. Meanwhile, a 500-strong scho Continue reading ...
2009-11-05 |
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The penultimate episode surveys the coniferous and deciduous seasonal woodland habitats — the most extensive forests on Earth. Conifers begin sparsely in the Arctic but soon dominate the land, and the taiga circles the globe, containing a third of all the Earth’s trees. Few creatures can sur Continue reading ...
2009-11-05 |
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This programme is devoted to the shallow seas that fringe the world’s continents. Although they constitute 8% of the oceans, they contain most marine life. As humpback whales return to breeding grounds in the tropics, a mother and its calf are followed. While the latter takes in up to 500 litr Continue reading ...
2009-11-05 |
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The next instalment examines jungles and tropical rainforests. These environments occupy only 3% of the land yet are home to over half of the world’s species. New Guinea is inhabited by almost 40 kinds of birds of paradise, which avoid conflict with each other by living in different parts of t Continue reading ...
2009-11-05 |
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This episode deals with savanna, steppe, tundra, prairie, and looks at the importance and resilience of grasses in such treeless ecosystems. Their vast expanses contain the largest concentration of animal life. In Outer Mongolia, a herd of Mongolian gazelle flee a bush fire and has to move on to new Continue reading ...