In Kenya, tribes dig deep wells in dry riverbeds, singing unique songs so their specific cattle herds know it is safe to come drink. The Survival Theme
In the outback, modern cowboys use helicopters and dirt bikes to corral thousands of cattle across territories larger than small countries. Episode 7: Rivers – Friend and Foe
Providing unparalleled, high-definition views of the world's most remote locations and the people who live there.
The most moving segment is in Colombia: The . Thousands of poor farmers moved to the city, only to find they had no jobs. They now climb a 300-meter-high trash mountain daily, live inside the garbage, and sort plastic by hand. It is a sobering end: In the city, the "wilderness" is poverty. Yet, they survive with the same ingenuity as the Bushmen. HUMAN PLANET COMPLETE-Episodes 1-8
Dorobo hunters in Kenya use a wild bird to guide them to hidden beehives.
The journey begins in the most mysterious place on Earth: the Ocean. Covering 70% of the planet, the sea is a larder for some and a graveyard for others.
In London, cormorant fishing is recreated on the Thames. In New York, a Mohawk ironworker walks a steel beam 50 stories up without a harness, recalling his ancestors who walked across tree limbs in the forest. In Kenya, tribes dig deep wells in dry
In the Brazilian Amazon, hunters use toxic vines and massive blowguns to silently target monkeys in the treetops.
In Churchill, Manitoba, locals use advanced tech and patrols to safely coexist with polar bears wandering through town. Episode 4: Jungles – People of the Trees
The BBC’s Human Planet (2011) is a landmark documentary series that shifts the lens from the natural world at large to focus specifically on the ultimate survivor: humans. Across eight episodes, it chronicles the ingenious and often harrowing ways different cultures adapt to the Earth's most extreme environments. What I Learned From 'Human Planet' | Tim Challies The most moving segment is in Colombia: The
In this segment, the takes us to Mongolia and the savannahs of East Africa. Unlike the forest, there is nowhere to hide here. You must run or die.
The "fishing with kites" sequence. In far northern Canada, fishermen wait for minus 40-degree weather to freeze lakes solid. They cut a hole, then use a kite to drag a line hundreds of feet into the freezing wind to catch Arctic Char. It is an ancient form of engineering that looks like magic.
From water to the absence of it. Deserts are places of silence, heat, and death. Yet, the second episode reveals the secret oases of life.
The Arctic is a frozen desert where nothing grows. Survival requires hunting animals and mastering the properties of ice and snow.