Over the past six decades, Sir David Attenborough has shared stories of alien creatures from around the globe. But this year, like so many of us, he spent time exploring a habitat closer to home: his garden.
“I don’t really remember taking three walks a day like I did almost every day in the spring,” says a Richmond, London resident. “I was more aware of the opening of flowers, the formation of buds, the arrival of birds, than I have ever been. It was amazing. ”
From warm sun fueling our earth with energy to weather patterns that are reshaping the landscape, powerful onions have made land a warm and stable environment – the perfect place to live. These earth sciences are the subject of the new natural history series A Perfect Planet. Produced by Silverback Films and narrated by Attenborough, the five events explore volcanoes, oceans, weather, the sun and humans.
We see camels in the Mongolian desert quenching their thirst from the movements of Siberian snow; lizards that choose to lay their eggs in the base of active volcanic craters; and aquaphobic crabs that breed in the sea. But as well as celebrating the wonders of our wild world, the series considers its fragility, in the final program aimed at the youngest, strongest and most destructive force. could be in nature: people.
“The planet I saw as a young man has changed into a recognizable one,” says Attenborough. “If the Arctic melts, seas and cities will flood. This is not HG Wells. It’s not science fiction. ” But like our thriving value of nature born out of a pandemic, there is hope. “We still have a chance to stop it,” he said. The first step is to understand the forces that shape our lives by discovering amazing habitats that are more amazing than the animals that live there. Here is our guide to the main places.
Perfect Planet starts tonight (Sunday Jan 3) at 8pm on BBC One.
Episode 1: Volcano
Lake Natron, Tanzania
The architects of our planet, volcanoes have eclipsed 80 percent of the Earth’s surface, emitting carbon dioxide to create a balanced, breathable environment and carving a unique home for 20 percent of all species . One of these creatures is the smallest flamingo; up to two million nest on Lake Natron under the shadow of one of Africa ‘s most active volcanoes, Ol Doinyo Lengai. Spraying mud ponds and soda flats as caustic as house bleach, the film team used towboats, skins and drones to capture chick races to safety on the shores of the lake, with horrific marabou storms in pursuit.
“This is one of the most amazing series,” said Sir David Attenborough. It is amazing to see the pink – colored birds swimming over a rainbow of chemical colors; action offered by private safari guide Alex Hunter.
Helicopter flights cross the border in Kenya, where a seven-day stay at Shompole Wilderness costs from £ 7,484pp, excluding international flights (email alex @ royalafrican. com).