Life Force is a breath-taking, blue-chip documentary series that celebrates and explores the unusual, the unexpected ... and the downright bizarre. This series reveals incredible habitats where nature has allowed eccentric animals, eclectic lifestyles and unorthodox patterns of behaviour to flourish through the miracle of natural selection and the magic of evolution.
Costa Rica is one of 7 countries that make up the great isthmus that connects North and South America. This biodiverse hotspot, flanked by seas and divided by mountains, has 12 major ecosystems. From the annual turtle invasion on the beaches, to the dazzling birds in the clouded forests, to big cat predators on the jungle floor, Costa Rica is a miraculous melting pot of animals from different continents. Its extensive tropical forests are also home to ‘prehensile’ tailed animals, both monkeys and mammals; this grasping appendage evolving to help them navigate the thick, tangled jungles that exist here.
Life Force 2 is a global production, partnering NHK and NHNZ with CCTV9, Science Channel, Discovery Networks International, Arte and SVT.
Discovery Science & Animal Planet title: Mutant Planet
Stock footage from this show is available from Moving Images -- NHNZ's stock footage archive. nhnzmovingimages.com
5 авг 2014
