Earth's Natural Wonders — Season 1
Earth's Natural Wonders visits the most extraordinary places on the planet and explores how they shape the lives of their inhabitants. In this breathtaking three-part series, travel across six contine
About this season
Earth's Natural Wonders visits the most extraordinary places on the planet and explores how they shape the lives of their inhabitants. In this breathtaking three-part series, travel across six continents to learn how these natural wonders evolved and meet the people who call them home.
Episodes (3)
1. Extreme Wonders
7.0Aired 5 August 2015 • 60 min
Visit extreme locales, including Mount Everest's Khumbu Icefall and the dangers it presents to Sherpas; the Grand Canyon, where conservationists try to ensure a condor chick's survival; and the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, there farmers battle with elephants.
2. Vast Wonders
Aired 12 August 2015 • 60 min
See wonders created by the grand and unpredictable power of water, including Victoria Falls, where men risk death to reach fishing pools; the Camargue, where it's man versus bull; and ocean reefs, where a guardian seeks a manta ray to help save the species.
3. Living Wonders
7.0Aired 18 November 2015 • 60 min
Witness wonders created by the force that makes our planet unique - life itself. In the Amazon, boys face fierce animals in a rite of passage and a Bangladeshi father and son brave killer bees and man-eating tigers to find honey.