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The Forests of Giants: California

Documentary

TV-PG

27

Dec 31, 2015

In the State of California, some of the world's most notable forests in terms of their size, diversity, and gigantic trees grow. Redwoods thrive over the different mountain ranges, breaking all records of height.

Season 1, 26 episodes

season 1 (26 episodes)

Jungle Planet Intro: Life Awakens,

Life on Earth is characterized by its enormous richness. Even today, much of its surface is covered with forests and jungles.

The Ancient Jungle: South East Asia & Borneo,

The jungles of Borneo and Southeast Asia are among the oldest in the world, at nearly 15 million years old.

The Forests of the Moon: Mangroves,

Mangrove forests, which grow along the coasts in the tropics, are magical in appearance.

Butterfly Forest: South African Savannah,

The south of Africa is home to an unusual forest that loses its leaves during the dry season. The Mopane tree - or butterfly tree - is the main exponent of this behavior.

Jungles of the Ocean: Canary Islands Laurel Forests,

The laurel forests of the Canary Islands are relics more than 20 million years old. They grow in the interior of some islands where winds carry clouds and mist.

Spectres of the Jungle: Madagascar Rainforest,

The Madagascan rainforest is one of the strangest in the world. It is inhabited by lemurs whose howls at dawn and dusk fill the woodland.

The Forests of Giants: California,

In the State of California, some of the world's most notable forests in terms of their size, diversity, and gigantic trees grow. Redwoods thrive over the different mountain ranges, breaking all records of height.

A World of Thorns: Thorny Forest, Madagascar,

One of the strangest ecosystems on the planet is the Spiny Forest of Madagascar where almost all the plants are armed with thorns like daggers.

A Jungle of Aromas: Australia,

The eucalyptus forests of Australia have adapted to the different environments found on the largest island on the planet.

The Eternal Swamps: Florida,

The Florida Peninsula is dominated by an immense wealth of woodland, specifically wetlands and swamps.

The Infinite Forest: Taiga,

The Taiga is the world's largest forest, occupying the northern regions of North America, Europe, and Asia.

The Rainforest in the Clouds: Central America,

The cloud rainforest is a unique ecosystem that grows in equatorial regions, perched on peaks of over two thousand meters, where clouds permanently deposit water and the weather is cold.

The Kingdom of the Sun: Madagascan Deciduous Forest,

The interior of Madagascar is dry and mountainous, and the forests that grow here lose their leaves during the dry season, except for those that take refuge in narrow canyons eroded by rivers. These unique forests are home to ring-tailed lemurs, pied crows, and many more wonderful species.

The Conquered Forest: Iberian Oak Forests,

The environment of southern Europe and North Africa is the perfect territory for oak trees, huge trees whose branches may be home to more than 300 species of animals, from the critically endangered imperial eagle to colonies of storks, genets, and mice.

Forests of Fire: Canary Pine Forest,

One of the most extraordinary forests in the world grows on top of volcanic cones, between rocks and ashes. This is the Canary pine, capable of growing after a fire.

Guardians of the River: Danube Floodplain Forests,

The rivers of the Northern Hemisphere are naturally flanked by forests adapted to periodic flooding.

Forests on the Peaks: Andalusian Fir Forest,

In Northern Africa and Southern Europe, there are forests that grow only on the highest mountain peaks, unique ecosystems of singular beauty that are home to a variety of wildlife such as Barbary monkeys, osprey, Barbary sheep, and the Iberian ibex.

Tiny Forests: Mediterranean Olive Woods,

The huge expanses of olive groves around the Mediterranean region are a humanized forest where trees grow in an orderly manner.

The Dark Jungle: Equatorial African Forests,

African rainforests are the oldest in the world. They are inhabited by some of the most legendary animals, such as gorillas, chimpanzees, and okapi.

Ephemeral Jungles: Deciduous Forests,

In the northern hemisphere, forests are adapted to the extreme seasonality of very cold winters and hot, humid summers. This is the deciduous forest, whose leaves change color throughout the year and are lost in winter.

A Tropical Eden: American Jungles,

The Neotropical forests of South America extend across huge territories with an incredible diversity of trees and plants, and the diversity of the animals here is fabulous.

Garden of the Gods: Mediterranean Pine Forest,

The coastal regions of the Old Continent are occupied by an evergreen forest that reaches the very edge of the sea.

Parched Jungles: Dry Tropical American Rainforest,

In some regions of Central and South America, forests adapted to drought combined with intermittent humidity survive.

The Mystical Forest: Spanish Juniper Woods,

Some of the forests with the most character in the world are the juniper woods. Each juniper tree has its own shape. Juniper woodlands are open and adapted to cold and dry climates. They are of a unique beauty emerging from between bare rock.

The Australian Paradise,

A fragile strip of tropical woodland extends along the east coast of the huge island of Australia. It is a unique jungle, caressed by rains and humidity, a place of refuge for a wide range of fauna that lives exclusively here on the edge of the great Australian paradise.

The Last Forest: Epilogue,

Forests and jungles are home to most of the Earth's wildlife and biodiversity. Their conservation and protection are crucial to many species and the only guarantee for future generations to enjoy this precious treasure.

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Jungle Planet

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Jungle Planet is a unique production that travels to Planet Earth's major forests and jungles, providing a complete and unexpected view of their wildlife, biodiversity and importance for all life on our planet.

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