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Crowded Continent

Episode 5 of 7

In the planet's most densely populated continent, animals live at extremely close quarters with people, from tigers making a home in town to elephants stopping traffic for food.

In Asia, the most densely populated continent, animals have developed extraordinary ways to seize the opportunities of the human world. From tigers entering a city to hunt easy prey, to elephants stopping traffic to demand food from motorists. A small park in central Bangkok supports 300 giant lizards, whilst a flying squirrel in Taipei has made a cosy home in a school. Yet the changing human world creates unprecedented challenges – proboscis monkeys are forced to venture uncomfortably closer to humans, and swifts in Jerusalem face tough competition for nest sites.

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Credits

Role Contributor
Narrator David Attenborough
Production Manager Mandy Knight
Executive Producer Roger Webb
Executive Producer Jonny Keeling
Series Producer Matthew Wright
Producer Emma Hatherley