In green hills, local herders graze sheep and goats. The powerful sun brings out plants even in this dry zone.
(02:48)Every May one hundred and fifty thousand pairs of snow geese fly in from their North American winter quarters. It’s their...
(00:43)Polar bears spend much of the year out on the solid ice, but when the white land cracks, it’s time to move on. Their latin...
(03:02)In the mountain regions, Arctic foxes aren’t so lucky. Where normally a half a dozen cubs would frolic, only two undersized...
(02:51)Blakiston’s fishing owls. By day, they enjoy the view, and wait for cover of night. Their fluffy chick secures itself in a...
(03:16)This is Lake Baikal. This record breaking lake holds twenty percent of the Earth’s fresh water – as much as all five of...
(03:14)On Russia’s far Eastern edge is the stark peninsula of Kamchatka. In this surprising place heaven and hell collide. Life and...
(01:07)In the far South West lies the Caucasus. A compact region filled with a bounty of wildlife. The great divide between Europe...
(01:08)In June 2007 a massive landslide engulfed the pristine landscape. Four and a half million cubic metres of rock, gravel, snow...
(02:51)Green hills and alpine meadows, arid salt flats, miniature sand dunes give way to ferocious mountains. The landscapes of the...
(02:58)The Arctic fox can tolerate temperatures down to minus seventy degrees Celsius by shunting blood flow away from its legs to...
(03:51)In the North lies the Arctic. A place of extreme hardship, demanding finely-honed survival skills. Where life is precarious...
(01:07)One of the rarest animals on the planet. Few people have ever seen one – or ever will. The Amur leopard. About 30 remain in...
(03:02)As Ravens greet the morning, warmly insulated Eurasian wolves shrug off the cold. These social animals live and hunt in packs,...
(03:11)In the east, a mysterious place called Ussuriland. Here bizarre turtles dodge the soup dish. In temperate forests, bears hang...
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