Living Planet : The Margins of the Land (1984)

Sub-Genres - Animals  |   Run Time - 60 min.  |   Countries - United Kingdom  |  
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Synopsis by Sally Barber

Internationally known naturalist and broadcaster of wildlife programs David Attenborough leads viewers on a 12-part expedition to the world's major habitats, showing how plants and animals have adapted to their unique surroundings. The entertaining and inspirational programs reveal places and sounds never before captured by cameras. Journey to exotic locations to explore the rich environments surrounding the seas in volume seven, The Margins of Land. In this episode, Attenborough explores the life of creatures who call the shifting tidal corridors home. Within this constantly changing habitat, a vast number of animals and plants have learned to survive. Program highlights include a visit to Bangladesh and the largest coastal mangrove swamp in the world. Other episodes in the series are: Baking Deserts, The Sky Above -- Communities of the Sky, The Frozen World, Jungle, New Worlds, The Northern Forests, The Open Oceans, Seas of Grass, Sweet Fresh Water, The Building of Earth, and Worlds Apart.

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adaptation [animals], coastline, earth, habitat [natural], naturalist, swamp