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The Hunt For Escobar’s Hippos
1 x 60’, 2020, 4K
Pablo Escobar had a soft spot for Hippopotami! He arranged for four to be captured and delivered to his playboy ranch. Having since escaped, one of the most deadly animals on Earth is now running riot on the streets and infiltrating the wilderness of Colombia. Vet Gina Paola Serna Trujillo is calling in the services of big game capture expert; Chris Hobkirk and together they are on a mission to find and deal with Escobar’s terrifying legacy.
TMFS/Smithsonian Networks/ABG Films/Oak Island Films
Pumas are among the Americas’ most elusive predators and have always been considered solitary hunters. Few people know pumas better than wildlife filmmaker Casey Anderson, who has filmed them near Yellowstone National Park. Everything he thought he knew is proved wrong when he journeys to Chile and witnesses behaviour never seen before. Guided by Chilean filmmaker René Araneda, they venture into an area known as ‘The Puma Triangle’ in Torres del Paine National Park. Tracking eight pumas as they move together across the Patagonian wilderness, leading the filmmakers to the ultimate prize — a pride of pumas feeding on a kill. What’s caught on camera is not the behaviour of the solitary pumas we thought we knew. Are they watching evolution in action? Many questions remain but ‘Into the Puma Triangle’ reveals it’s time to re-write the textbook on pumas.
There are few places left unexplored in the world, let alone in Europe. Welcome to a hidden paradise, Lake Balaton, the largest body of freshwater in Central Europe. Formed in the last Ice Age by tectonic forces, nature continues to impact the lake today. In and around the shores, fields, forests and shallow bays of Lake Balaton, a huge variety of animals survive. Most of them are specialists, many are rare, and some have extraordinary behaviour! Join us on this extraordinary journey to see predatory asps; marvel at glossy ibis, grey and night herons; join wild cats hunting and observe European bee-eaters and ground squirrels raising the next generation!
Into The Puma Triangle
1 x 60’, 2020, 4K
VisionHawk Films/Smithsonian Networks
Terra Mater Factual Studios
Lake Balaton:
Europe’s Hidden Paradise
1 x 60’, 2020, 4K
Nature & Wildlife