Isole SelvaggeStagione 2
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Each episode explores the wildlife on an island or archipelago, where evolution resulted in remarkable diversity. The island are in different oceans and conditions, and whether isolated or not, wildlife, human populations and even geology often interact(ed) significantly with insular and/or continental neighbors.
Dove guardare Isole Selvagge • Stagione 2
5 Episodi
- Japan: Island of Extremes
E1Japan: Island of ExtremesJapan is an 6852 islands archipelago situated where three tectonic plates meet, causing major seismic and volcanic activity. Their climates varying from the subtropical mangroves on Okinawa to the Siberian conditions at the sea of Ochotsk. The wildlife is accordingly diverse, with a record number of unique, well-adapted native species and migratory guests like the Siberian swan. Versatile monkeys especially fascinate scientists. - Amazon River Islands: The Floating Forests
E2Amazon River Islands: The Floating ForestsSome small or larger islands in rivers of the Amazon system are flooded annually for months. While birds can just keep flying, for most of wildlife everything changes, as the lush forest habitat drowns to become a wetland or back. Several species adapted thoroughly, sometimes even into a specialized subspecies. - Vancouver Island: Rivers of Life
E3Vancouver Island: Rivers of LifeOver in British Columbia, Canada, lies Vancouver Island, a vast and wild island with a backbone of jagged mountains running its length. The largest island off the west coast of North America, its glaciers fuel the flow of some of Canada’s tallest waterfalls and an endless network of rivers and creeks make it the ideal habitat for the Pacific salmon. Turkey vultures gather for the migration south as they head for warmer weather in winter. - Philipines: Islands of Mystery
E4Philipines: Islands of MysteryThe Philippines, a multiple chain of over 7000 -mainly small or tiny, men being concentrated on a few large ones- islands, have a combined coast length among the world's largest, like neighbor Indonesia. The wildlife is accordingly rich and diverse, with a number of rare or unique, well-adapted native species and migratory guests like water monitors.
