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Forests Between Two Worlds

Documentary

52

Dec 31, 2010

From the placid wood grouse to large herbivores like the chamois and the Spanish ibex to dynamic predators like bears and wolves, this program chronicles life in the animal world of this lush and varied region.

Full Episodes

Season 1, 6 episodes

Season 1

The Great Bridge,

When the Isthmus of Panama closed four million years ago, the two largest oceans of the planet were separated, and massive geological events created a unique place that would grow some of the most fascinating life on Earth.

51m Dec 31, 2010

Tracks in the Jungle,

Central America is home to some of the most breathtaking animals in the world. In vast and dramatic forests, several species of animals cohabitate, from the fierce jaguar to the clever monkey.

50m Dec 31, 2010

Nature's Erector Set,

This is a long mountainous passage where hundreds of thousands of species of plants and animals live. The umbilical cord that linked the continents also created one of the richest and most diverse places on earth, the Caribbean rainforests.

51m Dec 31, 2010

The Old World Connection,

This program explores the formation of the Iberian Peninsula and its introduction of fascinating plants and animals to the ecosystems of Central America. With warm sheltering tropics and a mountainous north of wet and old Euro-Siberian forests.

51m Dec 31, 2010

Forests Between Two Worlds,

From the placid wood grouse to large herbivores like the chamois and the Spanish ibex to dynamic predators like bears and wolves, this program chronicles life in the animal world of this lush and varied region.

52m Dec 31, 2010

The Mediterranean Puzzle,

The flow of species from Mediterranean Iberia and Africa creates a rich variety of fauna that leaves the land and landscape deeply transformed. During the summer, eagles, vultures, storks, and Passeriformes fly from Africa to Europe.

52m Dec 31, 2010