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Planet Earth

Planet Earth
★ 8.6/10•2006•TV-PG•Documentary
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Prepare to see it as never before.

David Attenborough celebrates the amazing variety of the natural world in this epic documentary series, filmed over four years across 64 different countries.

Gary Parker · Writer

StatusEnded
LanguageEN
First Air DateMar 5, 2006

Episodes

Episode 1 - From Pole to PoleE153m

From Pole to Pole

A global tour examining the behaviors of animals and revealing the effects of climate change on their environments.

Mar 5, 2006

Episode 2 - MountainsE249m

Mountains

An exploration of the world's major mountain ranges and the habitats they create.

Mar 12, 2006

Episode 3 - Fresh WaterE351m

Fresh Water

Although merely 3% of water on earth, fresh water plays an important part in the planet's weather and erosion. It is immensely important for all non-marine wildlife, which drinks fresh water and swims, procreates, hunts in it. Its concentrations, such as rivers, lakes and swamps, abound in aquatic and other species, often adapted to 'wet' life.

Mar 19, 2006

Episode 4 - CavesE450m

Caves

Although often overlooked, caves are remarkable habitats with bizarre wildlife. Explore the structures created inside the earth as well as the adaptations animals have made to thrive in these environments.

Mar 26, 2006

Episode 5 - DesertsE550m

Deserts

Despite the lack of rain, deserts are the most varied of our ecosystems. In fact, about thirty percent of the earth's land surface is covered in desert. Explore the unique conditions present in deserts as well as the survival mechanisms developed by the animals that inhabit them.

Apr 2, 2006

Episode 6 - Ice WorldsE651m

Ice Worlds

Experience life in the most hostile corners of the planet by exploring the terrain, seasons, and animals of the Arctic and Antarctic.

Nov 5, 2006

Episode 7 - Great PlainsE750m

Great Plains

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. Over Africa's savanna, a swarm of 1.5 billion red-billed queleas are caught on camera, the largest flock of birds ever depicted.

Nov 12, 2006

Episode 8 - JunglesE851m

Jungles

Jungles cover roughly three percent of our planet yet contain fifty percent of the world's species. Experience the countless flora and fauna that inhabit these unique areas.

Nov 19, 2006

Episode 9 - Shallow SeasE951m

Shallow Seas

A look at the shallow seas of the earth, from coral reefs to kelp forests and beyond.

Nov 26, 2006

Episode 10 - Seasonal ForestsE1051m

Seasonal Forests

Trees are Earth's largest organisms and are also one of the planet's oldest inhabitants. Seasonal forests (unlike tropical rain-forest) are the largest land habitats. A third of all trees grow in the endless taiga of the Arctic north. Northern America has forests that include California's sequoias, the Earth's largest trees. There and elsewhere, their vast production of photosynthesis and shade presides over a seasonal cycle of life and involves countless plant and animal species.

Dec 3, 2006

Episode 11 - Ocean DeepE1153m

Ocean Deep

An exploration of the deepest, darkest realms of the ocean, spanning countless species to a depth of 2,000 meters.

Dec 10, 2006

Actors

David Attenborough

David Attenborough

Self - Narrator

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