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Bierdopje ID: 11983TheTVDB ID: 81471 (Laatst geupdate: 04-01-2014 15:59)
Status: Afgelopen
Eerste aflevering: 05 maart 2005
Genre: documentary
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From Parrots And Pirates To Shipwrecks, Sharks And Glittering Seas, This Wonderful Series Reveals What Really Lies Behind A Mysterious Eden. The Caribbean Is A Glorious Spectacle Of Sun, Sand And Warm Blue Seas, Spiced With Areas Of Incredible Cultural Diversity. In Our Minds, It Is The Embodiment Of Paradise – Crystal Waters, Magical Coral Reefs, White Sandy Beaches – An Ideal Holiday Destination. But The Real Surprise Is That There Is A Lot More To The Caribbean Than This. It Has Some Amazing And Mysterious Wildlife With Strange Creatures Found Nowhere Else On Earth. Fluorescent Hummingbirds Buzz Around, Impossibly Bright Scarlet Ibis Fill The Sky, Cuban Crocodiles Patrol The Waters And Thousands Of Flamingos Dance In An Unrivalled Spectacle. Yet Behind Its Tropical Beauty The Caribbean Conceals Many Dark And Mysterious Secrets. Its Violent Past Is Manifested In Volcanic Eruptions, Both Destructive And Creative, Mammoth Tidal Waves That Can Flatten Whole Islands And Powerful Hurricanes That Sweep A Destructive Passage. The Cultural Past Has Also Left Its Mark, Scarred Into The Character Of The Individual Islands. In A Land We May Think We Know This Is Still A Time Of Exploration And Discovery With New Locations And Stories To Explore. Many Secrets Are Still Hidden And Many Questions Remain Unanswered.
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The final instalment takes the form of a journey along the Caribbean shore of Central America, which runs for 1700 miles from Panama to Mexico. The Panama Canal is 25m above sea level and relies on outflow from rivers in the surrounding rainforest to maintain the water level. Wildlife along the banks includes capybara, coatis and spider monkeys. The Bocas del Toro islands now lie a few miles off the coast of Panama, but were once part of the mainland. The mantled howler monkey is a mainland species stranded by the rising sea level. Others such as poison dart frogs are evolving into new forms, or adapting their behaviour; three-toed sloths have evolved to eat mangrove leaves and even swim between trees. Further north, coastal mangrove swamps are rich hunting grounds for two different creatures: white-faced capuchins are shown cracking open clam shells and Utila spiny-tailed iguanas catch fiddler crabs. Plankton blooms in the deep waters around the Bay Islands triggers a food chain. Whale sharks suck in mouthfuls of baitfish, and bonitos join the feast. Mexico’s limestone Yucatan peninsula is riddled with flooded caves, home to strange creatures including remipedes and isopods. Offshore, Terneffe is one of many coral atolls. Rare American crocodiles hatch in its sheltered mangroves, and magnificent frigatebirds mob red-footed boobies as they return to feed their chicks, forcing them to regurgitate their catch in mid air. The programme also features the indigenous Kuna people of the San Blas Islands, and the Miskitos of Honduras.
Uitgezonden: 06-02-2007
| 3.Hurricane Hell | 30 januari 2007 | 0 |
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| 2.Reefs and Wrecks | 23 januari 2007 | 0 |
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| 1.Treasure Islands | 16 januari 2007 | 0 |
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| 5.Reality Check | 05 maart 2005 | 0 |
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