Jungle Planet
Season 1 Episode 13 - The Kingdom of the Sun: Madagascar Deciduous Forest
The interior of Madagascar is dry and mountainous, and the forests that grow here lose their leaves during the dry season, except for those that take refuge in narrow canyons eroded by rivers.
Audio Languages: English
Subtitles: English
Starring:Jonathan D. Mellor
Directed by:Juan Antonio Rodríguez Llano
Season 1
S01:E01 - Life Awakens
Life on Earth is characterized by its enormous richness. Even today, much of its surface is covered with forests and jungles.
S01:E02 - The Ancient Jungle: South East Asia & Borneo
The jungles of Borneo and Southeast Asia are among the oldest in the world, at nearly 15 million years old.
S01:E03 - The Forests of the Moon: Mangroves
Mangrove forests, which grow along the coasts in the tropics, are magical in appearance.
S01:E04 - Butterfly Forest: South African Savannah
The south of Africa is home to an unusual forest that loses its leaves during the dry season. The Mopane tree - or butterfly tree - is the main exponent of this behaviour.
S01:E05 - Jungles of the Ocean: Canary Islands Laurel Forests
The laurel forests of the Canary Islands are relics more than 20 million years old.
S01:E06 - Spectres of the Jungle: Madagascar's Rainforest
The Madagascan rainforest is one of the strangest in the world. It is inhabited by lemurs whose howls at dawn and dusk fill the woodland.
S01:E07 - The Forest of Giants: California
In the State of California, some of the world 's most notable forests in terms of their size, diversity and gigantic trees grow.
S01:E08 - A World of Thorns: Thorny Forest, Madagascar
One of the strangest ecosystems on the planet is the Spiny Forest of Madagascar where almost all the plants are armed with thorns like daggers.
S01:E09 - A Jungle of Aromas: Australia
The eucalyptus forests of Australia have adapted to the different environments found on the largest island on the planet.
S01:E10 - The Eternal Swamps: Florida
The Florida Peninsula is dominated by an immense wealth of woodland, specifically wetlands and swamps.
S01:E11 - The Infinite Forest: Taiga
The Taiga is the world's largest forest, occupying the northern regions of North America, Europe and Asia.
S01:E12 - Jungles in the Clouds: Central America
The cloud rainforest is a unique ecosystem that grows in equatorial regions, perched on peaks of over two thousand meters, where clouds permanently deposit water and the weather is cold.
S01:E13 - The Kingdom of the Sun: Madagascar Deciduous Forest
The interior of Madagascar is dry and mountainous, and the forests that grow here lose their leaves during the dry season, except for those that take refuge in narrow canyons eroded by rivers.
S01:E14 - The Conquered Forest: Iberian Oak Forests
The environment of southern Europe and North Africa is the perfect territory for oak trees, huge trees whose branches may be home to more than 300 species of animals.
S01:E15 - Forests of Fire: Canary Pine Forest
One of the most extraordinary forests in the world grows on top of volcanic cones, between rocks and ashes.
S01:E16 - Guardians of the River: Danube Floodplain Forests
The rivers of the Northern Hemisphere are naturally flanked by forests adapted to periodic flooding.
S01:E17 - Forests on the Peaks: Andalusian Fir Forest
In Northern Africa and Southern Europe, there are forests that grow only on the highest mountain peaks, unique ecosystems of singular beauty that are home to a variety of wildlife.
S01:E18 - Tiny Forests: Mediterranean Olive Woods
The huge expanses of olive groves around the Mediterranean region are a humanized forest where trees grow in an orderly manner.
S01:E19 - The Dark Jungle: Equatorial African Forests
African rainforests are the oldest in the world. They are inhabited by some of the most legendary animals, such as gorillas, chimpanzees and okapi.
S01:E20 - Ephemeral Jungles: Deciduous Forests
In the northern hemisphere, forests are adapted to the extreme seasonality of very cold winters and hot, humid summers.
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