Planet Earth Jungles (Season 1, Episode 8)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 49 min | Documentary, Family

Planet Earth

Jungles (Season 1, Episode 8)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 49 min | Documentary, Family

On 3% of the Earth's surface, the rain forest is the habitat for half our animal species, even 80% of insects. So its wildlife is most competitive, like the birds of paradise's mating, and specialized with unique relationships of predation...See moreOn 3% of the Earth's surface, the rain forest is the habitat for half our animal species, even 80% of insects. So its wildlife is most competitive, like the birds of paradise's mating, and specialized with unique relationships of predation, parasitism etc. For plants, the quest for light is key to stratification, paralleled by interacting animals eating fruits, leaves and other animals. Even the jungle cacophony is stratified. On the soil, recycling specialist like fungi restart the cycle of life. In Central Africa even herds of elephants specialize in following self-made forest paths. Written by KGF Vissers See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
David Attenborough Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Blue Planet II (2017)
Sigourney Weaver Narrator - US Version (voice) Narrator - US Version (voice) See fewer	Alien: Resurrection (1997)
Huw Cordey Self Self See fewer	Dancing with the Birds (2019)
Nikolay Drozdov Narrator (voice) (version: Russian) Narrator (voice) (version: Russian) See fewer	Zhenshchina v belom (1981)
Thomas Anguti Johnston Inuktitut Narrator Inuktitut Narrator See fewer	Unikkaaqtuat (2023)
Paul Stewart Self Self See fewer	Prehistoric Planet (2022)
Sanae Ueda Self - Narrator Japan Self - Narrator Japan See fewer	Futarikko (1996)