The Magical Forest
Global nature series. Chris Packham looks at the miracle of the temperate forest: the destruction of its ecosystem in winter and its renewal in spring.
Secrets of Our Living Planet showcases the incredible ecosystems that make life on Earth possible. Using beautifully shot scenes in the wild, Chris Packham reveals the hidden wonder of the creatures that we share the planet with, and the intricate, clever and bizarre connections between the species, without which life just could not survive.
Discover previously unknown relationships, like why a tiger needs a crab, or why a gecko needs a giraffe. Each week Chris visits one of our planet's most vital and spectacular habitats and dissects it to reveal the secrets of how our living planet works.
In this episode, Chris travels to North America to witness the annual miracle of the temperate forest: the destruction of its ecosystem in winter, followed by it rebuilding itself in spring. Chris marvels at the exquisite timing that is necessary in two particularly wonderful stories - the story of how the Canada lynx depends for its prey on a caterpillar high up in the canopy, and the story of why the giant trees of the north west are dependent on bears and salmon.
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A newborn lynx
Duration: 01:41
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The grizzly bear and the salmon
Duration: 03:09
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Chris and the flying squirrels
Duration: 03:08
Fishy encounters with grizzly bears
Assistant producer/ director Paul Williams shares his experiences filming grizzly bears for The Magical Forest episode.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Chris Packham |
Series Producer | Paul Bradshaw |
Producer | Gavin Maxwell |
Director | Gavin Maxwell |
Broadcasts
- Sun 1 Jul 2012 19:0091热爆 HD & 91热爆 Two
- Mon 2 Jul 2012 23:2091热爆 Two except Northern Ireland
- Mon 2 Jul 2012 23:5091热爆 Two Northern Ireland
- Tue 3 Jul 2012 23:3091热爆 HD
- Wed 11 Jul 2012 19:0091热爆 HD
- Wed 11 Jul 2012 23:0091热爆 HD
- Mon 8 Oct 2012 19:0091热爆 HD
- Sun 7 Apr 2013 15:3091热爆 Two Scotland
- Sun 7 Apr 2013 16:3091热爆 Two except Scotland
- Wed 19 Jul 2017 16:15
- Sat 15 Sep 2018 19:00
- Sun 16 Sep 2018 01:05
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