BBC Atlas Of The Natural World: Western Hemisphere And Antarctica

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From the BBC's internationally renowned, award-winning Natural History unit comes the first release in an extraordinary ambitious undertaking, BBC Atlas of the Natural World, a unique survey of life on Earth in all its remarkable richness and beauty. This six-disc set brings together four landmark BBC series that combine to give one of the most comprehensive of the Western Hemisphere and Antarctica ever assembled. From the teeming wildlife and and rich geography of the Americas to the inhospitably frozen landscape at the bottom of the world, from the spectacular rainforests of South America to the remarkable variety of plant and animal species in Central America and the Caribbean, from the songs of the Native Americans to the migration of the Emperor Penguin, these programs offer remarkable insight into the complex relationship between humans, wildlife and nature on these three continents and in the waters that surround them. Episodes include: Disc 1: "Land Of The Eagle 1-4," "The Great Encounter," "Confronting The Wilderness," "Conquering The Swamps" and "Across The Seas Of Grass" Disc 2: "Land Of The Eagle, 5-8," "Into The Shinning Mountains," "Living On The Edge," "The First And Last Frontier" and "Searching For Paradise" Disc 3: "Spirits Of The Jaguar," "The Forging Of A New World," "Forests Of The Maya," "Hunters Of The Caribbean Sea" and "The Fifth World Of The Aztecs" Disc 4: "Wild South America! - Andes To Amazon, 1-3," "Lost Worlds," Mighty Amazon" and "The Great Plains" Disc 5: "Wild South America! - Andes To Amazon, 4-6," "The Andes," "Amazon Jungle" and "Penguin Shores" Disc 6: "Life In The Freezer," "The Bountiful Sea," "The Ice Retreats." "The Race To Breed," "The Door Closes," "The Big Freeze" and "Footsteps In The Snow".