Jungle Planet — Season 1, Episode 4: Butterfly Forest: South African Savannah
Documentary • 29 min • 1 season, 26 episodes
Episode synopsis
The south of Africa is home to an unusual forest that loses its leaves during the dry season. The Mopane tree, or butterfly tree, is the main exponent of this behavior. In this peculiar landscape live elephants, hyenas, lions, colobus monkeys, eagles and mousebirds.
About Jungle Planet
Jungle Planet is a unique production that travels to Planet Earth's major forests and jungles, providing a complete and unexpected view of their wildlife, biodiversity, and importance for all life on our planet.
More episodes from Season 1
- E1Jungle Planet Intro: Life Awakens
- E2The Ancient Jungle: South East Asia & Borneo
- E3The Forests of the Moon: Mangroves
- E5Jungles in the Sea: Canary Islands Laurel Forests
- E6Spectres of the Jungle: Madagascar Rainforest
- E7The Forests of Giants: California
- E8A World of Thorns: Thorny Forest, Madagascar
- E9A Jungle of Aromas: Australia
- E10The Eternal Swamps: Florida
- E11The Infinite Forest: Taiga
- E12The Rainforest in the Clouds: Central America
- E13The Kingdom of the Sun: Madagascan Deciduous Forest