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Human Planet: Episode Guide

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  • Episode 1: Oceans ? Into the Blue

    Episode 1: Oceans ? Into the Blue

    As an air-breathing animal, the human is not built to survive in water. But people have found ways to live an almost aquatic life so they can exploit the sea's riches. From a 'shark-whisperer' in the Pacific to Brazilian fishermen collaborating with dolphins to catch mullet, this journey into the blue reveals astonishing tales of ingenuity and bravery.

  • Episode 2: Deserts - Life in the Furnace

    Episode 2: Deserts - Life in the Furnace

    We can survive for weeks without food, but only days without water: it is the essential element of life. Yet many millions of us live in parched deserts around the world. In the second episode of Human Planet, we discover how the eternal quest for water brings huge challenges - and ingenious solutions - in the driest places on Earth.

  • Episode 3: Arctic ? Life in the Deep Freeze

    Episode 3: Arctic ? Life in the Deep Freeze

    The Arctic is the harshest environment on Earth: little food grows, it's dark for months on end, and temperatures stay well below freezing for much of the year. Yet four million people manage to survive here. Human Planet tells remarkable stories of extraordinary people who make their homes in nature's deep freeze.

  • Episode 4: Jungles ? People of the Trees

    Episode 4: Jungles ? People of the Trees

    The rainforest is home to more species of plants and animals than any other habitat on the planet. But for humans, life there is not as easy as it looks. Life in the trees requires great skill, ingenuity and sheer bravery.

  • Episode 5: Mountains ? Life in Thin Air

    Episode 5: Mountains ? Life in Thin Air

    From lush cloud forests to bare summits that take your breath away, the higher you climb the tougher life gets on a mountain. Human Planet explores the extraordinary ways in which people survive at extreme altitudes where nature becomes utterly unforgiving.

  • Episode 6: Grasslands ? Roots of Power

    Episode 6: Grasslands ? Roots of Power

    Grasslands feed the world. Over thousands of years, we humans have learned to grow grains on the grasslands and domesticate the creatures that live there. Our success has propelled our population to almost seven billion people.

  • Episode 7: Rivers ? Friend or Foe

    Episode 7: Rivers ? Friend or Foe

    Rivers provide the essentials of life: fresh food and water. They often provide natural highways and enable us to live in just about every environment on Earth. But rivers can also flood, freeze or disappear altogether!

  • Episode 8: Cities ? Surviving the Urban Jungle

    Episode 8: Cities ? Surviving the Urban Jungle

    A look at the one environment that's been made by us for us - the city. Over half of the world's population now lives in the urban jungle. The city is built to keep untamed nature out - but nature can't be pushed away. From bed bugs sucking our blood at night to rats in our restaurants, many animals have adapted to a life with us.

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  • Episode 1: Oceans ? Into the Blue
  • Episode 2: Deserts - Life in the Furnace
  • Episode 3: Arctic ? Life in the Deep Freeze
  • Episode 4: Jungles ? People of the Trees
  • Episode 5: Mountains ? Life in Thin Air
  • Episode 6: Grasslands ? Roots of Power
  • Episode 7: Rivers ? Friend or Foe
  • Episode 8: Cities ? Surviving the Urban Jungle
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