The Living Planet
The Living Planet: A Portrait of the Earth is a BBC nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, looking at the ways in which living organisms, including humans,
adapt to their surroundings. The series consists of twelve episodes which explain how the Earth works and how living organisms survive and thrive in different environments.
Episode 03 - The Northern Forests. This episode examines the northern coniferous forests. The programme begins in northern Norway, 500 kilometres
north of the Arctic Circle. Here, there is only just enough light for the pine trees to survive, but it is extremely
cold during the winter. Pine cone seeds provide one of the few foods available at this time of year, and large herbivores
such as the moose must also rely on their fat reserves. However, there are predators, including lynxes, wolverines and
eagle owls. The coniferous forest grows in a belt right around the globe, some 1,900 kilometres across at its widest.
(from wikipedia.org)
| Episode 03 - The Northern Forests |
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