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Island Of The Monsoon

Season 1
A six-part exploration of Sri Lanka reveals how the tropical island’s monsoons and dry seasons shape the lives of the animal and birdlife that call it home.
20237 episodes
TV-PG
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Island Of The Monsoon
    February 21, 2023
    45min
    TV-PG
    A young female leopard must learn to hunt, mate, and find a territory to call her own during a brutal dry season in southeastern Sri Lanka.
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  2. S1 E1 - Queen of Yala
    May 14, 2020
    48min
    7+
    The shadowy forests of Yala National Park are the perfect hideout for secretive leopards. It’s time for one young female, Asha, to strike out alone. Join her as she fights for her own territory, finds a mate, and becomes a mother.
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  3. S1 E2 - Loka The Baby Elephant
    May 14, 2020
    48min
    7+
    Every year, the biggest elephant congregation in Asia occurs in Minneriya National Park. Here in this sacred place, baby Loka is born. Watch as he learns to suckle, swim and handle his trunk among the mêlée of giants that make up his family.
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  4. S1 E3 - Island Of The Monsoon
    March 7, 2023
    45min
    TV-PG
    A particularly harsh dry season forces a mugger crocodile to leave his uninhabitable forest lake home in search of new hunting grounds.
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  5. S1 E4 - Island Of The Monsoon
    March 14, 2023
    45min
    TV-PG
    Monsoon season arrives in Sri Lanka, but the uneven distribution of rainfall from region to region creates contrasting habitats and a wild diversity of life.
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  6. S1 E5 - Island Of The Monsoon
    April 30, 2024
    45min
    TV-PG
    The waters produced by Sri Lanka’s monsoon season journey from mountains to rainforests to coastal mangroves, creating a wild array of habitats.
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  7. S1 E6 - Island Of The Monsoon
    March 28, 2023
    45min
    7+
    Southern Sri Lanka’s Yala National Park is home to over 200 bird species, some trying to raise their young, others on the hunt for easy prey.
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Studio
Smithsonian
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