Planet Erde

Die Reise führt vom Nord- zum Südpol, um die wichtigsten Einflüsse auf unser Leben aufzuzeigen.

Sobald der Mensch einen Berg erklommen hat, heißt es oft, er hätte ihn bezwungen.

This episode focuses on fresh water, following the high-mountain streams as they flow into rivers and then on to the sea. Animals featured include flocks of snow geese, swimming monkeys, giant salamanders and river dolphins.

Höhlen gehören zu den seltenen Lebensräumen, die nicht direkt von der Sonne beeinflusst werden.

Was alle Astronauten beim Blick auf die Erde deutlich erkennen, sind die Wüsten unseres Planeten.

As the ice ebbs and flows at the two poles with the change of seasons, killer whales team up on a hunt and a polar bear is forced to travel a great distance in search of food. Also, beluga whales and narwhals feast on Arctic cod.

The earth's extensive grasslands are featured, from West Africa's Sahel to the plains of Papua New Guinea. Among the animals featured are white-eared kob in the Sudan, golden eagles in Russia and antelopes in South Africa.

Plants take center stage in this exploration of coniferous and deciduous forests. These seasonal forests cover vast tracts of temperate regions, such as the endless forests of Siberia, Tasmania and large areas of Eastern Europe.

The rain forests are home to a vast number of animal and plant species, leading to intense competition for food. Footage includes jaguars on the hunt in the Amazon, gibbons traversing the canopy and flying frogs mating.

Meere bedecken zu mehr als zwei Dritteln die Erdoberfläche. Alle Kontinente sind von ihnen umspült.

`Planet Erde' reist durch die Ozeane der Welt und zeigt das geheimnisvolle Leben der Tiefsee.

The making of the sprawling, ambitious series is documented. The show took three years to produce and required 2,000 days in the field and 71 cameramen filming across 204 locations in 62 countries.