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Episodes

Season 1, 6 episodes

Episode 1: Lost Worlds
- Now playing
- 49m
- Nov 6, 2000
The opening episode traces the events that have created the unique landforms and ecology of South America. Originally part of the supercontinent Gondwana, it broke away around 100 million years ago and became an island. At that time, it was dominated by reptiles and strange plants similar to the araucarias and tree ferns of Chile's Valdivian forests.
Episode 2: Mighty Amazon
- 49m
- Nov 13, 2000
The second programme shows how life along the Amazon River is dominated by the annual cycle of floods. In the dry season, female giant river turtles gather on exposed sand banks to lay their eggs. As broad reaches of river are cut off by sandbars, caimans and egrets take advantage of the bounty of fish trapped in shallow lagoons. Underwater infrared cameras film scavenging candiru and an electric eel hunting.
Episode 3: Great Plains
- 49m
- Nov 20, 2000
The third instalment features Brazil's Cerrado grasslands and the Pantanal, the largest seasonal swamp on Earth. The plains have pronounced wet and dry seasons, and the creatures of these ancient habitats have evolved survival strategies to withstand the extremes of drought, fire and flood.
Episode 4: Andes
- 49m
- Nov 27, 2000
In the fourth programme, the viewer is taken on a journey along the Andes, the spine of the continent. In the northern tropics, spectacled bears feed on bromeliads in the cloud forests and on the puya flower spikes in the alpine grasslands of the Páramo. At these altitudes hummingbirds find it difficult to hover, so those such as the Andean hillstar perch on flowers as they drink the nectar. The Andes are a young range in geological terms, and volcanic activity is still present.
Episode 5: Amazon Jungle
- 49m
- Dec 11, 2000
Episode five covers the Amazon rainforest, home to more varieties of plants and animals than anywhere else on Earth. Despite the profusion of life, finding food can be a challenge for both people and animals. Many plants have poisonous leaves, seeds and fruit to protect themselves against attack.
Episode 6: Penguin Shores
- 49m
- Dec 18, 2000
The final programme begins in the Falkland Islands, where thousands of rockhopper penguins negotiate the treacherous wave-swept coast and sea cliffs as they come ashore to breed. Huge shoals of krill live in the cold, oxygen-rich waters of the surrounding ocean.

Andes to Amazon

2000
Rated TV-G
1 season
49m per episode
Documentary

9.0TMDB(1)

Overview

The South American continent is a land of great extremes, stretching from the Antarctic to the Equator. It has the planet's greatest river system, longest mountain chain, biggest and richest rainforest and driest desert. Using the latest camera techniques, including infrared night vision cameras, rarely seen animals are revealed, while a special aerial camera soars over the continent, revealing an entirely new perspective on its varied and dramatic landscape.

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Ran for 1 season and 6 episodes (2000)
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Music by Nicholas Hooper
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Details

Status: Ended
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
First aired: November 6, 2000
Last aired: December 18, 2000
Original language: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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Fergal KeaneNarrator

Episodes

Season 1, 6 episodes

Episode 1: Lost Worlds
- Now playing
- 49m
- Nov 6, 2000
The opening episode traces the events that have created the unique landforms and ecology of South America. Originally part of the supercontinent Gondwana, it broke away around 100 million years ago and became an island. At that time, it was dominated by reptiles and strange plants similar to the araucarias and tree ferns of Chile's Valdivian forests.
Episode 2: Mighty Amazon
- 49m
- Nov 13, 2000
The second programme shows how life along the Amazon River is dominated by the annual cycle of floods. In the dry season, female giant river turtles gather on exposed sand banks to lay their eggs. As broad reaches of river are cut off by sandbars, caimans and egrets take advantage of the bounty of fish trapped in shallow lagoons. Underwater infrared cameras film scavenging candiru and an electric eel hunting.
Episode 3: Great Plains
- 49m
- Nov 20, 2000
The third instalment features Brazil's Cerrado grasslands and the Pantanal, the largest seasonal swamp on Earth. The plains have pronounced wet and dry seasons, and the creatures of these ancient habitats have evolved survival strategies to withstand the extremes of drought, fire and flood.
Episode 4: Andes
- 49m
- Nov 27, 2000
In the fourth programme, the viewer is taken on a journey along the Andes, the spine of the continent. In the northern tropics, spectacled bears feed on bromeliads in the cloud forests and on the puya flower spikes in the alpine grasslands of the Páramo. At these altitudes hummingbirds find it difficult to hover, so those such as the Andean hillstar perch on flowers as they drink the nectar. The Andes are a young range in geological terms, and volcanic activity is still present.
Episode 5: Amazon Jungle
- 49m
- Dec 11, 2000
Episode five covers the Amazon rainforest, home to more varieties of plants and animals than anywhere else on Earth. Despite the profusion of life, finding food can be a challenge for both people and animals. Many plants have poisonous leaves, seeds and fruit to protect themselves against attack.
Episode 6: Penguin Shores
- 49m
- Dec 18, 2000
The final programme begins in the Falkland Islands, where thousands of rockhopper penguins negotiate the treacherous wave-swept coast and sea cliffs as they come ashore to breed. Huge shoals of krill live in the cold, oxygen-rich waters of the surrounding ocean.

Episodes

E1 Episode 1: Lost Worlds

E2 Episode 2: Mighty Amazon

E3 Episode 3: Great Plains

E4 Episode 4: Andes

E5 Episode 5: Amazon Jungle

E6 Episode 6: Penguin Shores

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E1 Episode 1: Lost Worlds

E2 Episode 2: Mighty Amazon

E3 Episode 3: Great Plains

E4 Episode 4: Andes

E5 Episode 5: Amazon Jungle

E6 Episode 6: Penguin Shores

Episode 1: Lost Worlds

Episode 2: Mighty Amazon

Episode 3: Great Plains

Episode 4: Andes

Episode 5: Amazon Jungle

Episode 6: Penguin Shores

Episode 1: Lost Worlds

Episode 2: Mighty Amazon

Episode 3: Great Plains

Episode 4: Andes

Episode 5: Amazon Jungle

Episode 6: Penguin Shores