South America
The nature series gives a bird's-eye view of South America on a journey that includes Machu Picchu, the Nasca Lines and the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Santiago.
The documentary series gives a bird's-eye view of South America, as condors soar along the Andes, scarlet macaws explore the heart of the Amazon and hummingbirds and vultures see the continent's greatest sights. It is a journey that includes Machu Picchu, the Nasca Lines and the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Santiago.
In Patagonia, giant petrels shadow killer whales as they hunt seals by stranding their huge bodies on the beach. At Iguassu Falls, dusky swifts dive through the cascades to huddle in communal roosts while hummingbirds bathe below. In a secret Andean location, condors soar in flocks over 40-strong and scavenge on casualties from herds of fighting guanacos.
Elsewhere, a mother condor gently pushes her youngster to the edge of a 200-metre cliff, as flight school begins. Deep in the Amazon, macaws seek medicinal clay. They are joined by a host of secretive jungle animals, including spider monkeys and tapirs, all after the same remedy.
In Peru, condors soar over fighting sealions waiting for casualities and on a mass exodus north, birds converge on the Panama Canal. In Costa Rica, black vultures descend on turtles as they lay their eggs in the sand and pick off the eggs that ping-pong through the air.
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Clips
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Scarlet macaws feed on clay licks (Narrated by David Tennant)
Duration: 02:35
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Condor teaches youngster to fly (Narrated by David Tennant)
Duration: 02:34
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | David Tennant |
Producer | Tilly Parker |
Series Producer | John Downer |
Broadcasts
- Thu 19 Jan 2012 20:00
- Sun 5 Feb 2012 18:00麻豆官网首页入口 HD
- Sun 30 Dec 2012 19:00麻豆官网首页入口 HD
- Sun 14 Jul 2013 16:00麻豆官网首页入口 One Scotland HD & Scotland only
- Sun 14 Jul 2013 17:35麻豆官网首页入口 One except Scotland & Wales
- Tue 31 Dec 2013 10:00
- Thu 11 Jun 2015 14:45
- Fri 21 Oct 2016 16:15
- Wed 27 Sep 2017 16:15麻豆官网首页入口 Two except Scotland
- Wed 27 Sep 2017 16:30麻豆官网首页入口 Two Scotland