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animal mega families beavers from above

Award winning wildlife cameraman Vianet Djenguet grew up in Duration High above Earth’s atmosphere, satellites are charting an Duration
the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and although he now lives 6x60’ extraordinary change to the Arctic tundra. Where there were 3x60’

in the UK he has spent many years travelling across Africa filming Credits once rivers, now chains of lush ponds are extending northwards - Credits
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wildlife of all shapes and sizes. otf studios the pace of change is dazzling.
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In recent years, he’s noticed some animal families gathering together in larger social 4K The wild architects behind the transformation are the charismatic Alaskan beavers. As 4K
groups than have ever been seen before. In this 6-part series Vianet tracks down Delivery the tundra warms with climate change, woody plants are growing here in profusion, Delivery
nature’s biggest and most iconic families: a giant herd of elephants, a mega culture of 18 months from creating the perfect habitat for beavers whose dams have clogged rivers and streams to 12-14 months from
chimps, an immense clan of hyenas, a huge gang of meerkats, an army of lions, and a green-light form 12,000 new ponds. In this series we follow these extraordinary animal characters green-light
monster troop of bonobos. as they go about their daily lives engineering a new tundra, and along the way, we gain
an incredible insight into their lives and behaviours.

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