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Patterned Planet

Episode 2 of 4

From space, Earth's surface is covered in wonderful shapes. Wombats dig burrows across the Australian outback, and elephants in the Congo clear an opening in the forest.

Cameras in space tell stories of life on our planet from a brand new perspective. Earth鈥檚 surface is covered in weird and wonderful patterns. The Australian outback is covered in pale spots, the work of wombats; a clearing in the endless green canopy of the Congo rainforest has been created by an incredible elephant gathering; and the twists and turns of the Amazon make a home for rehabilitated manatees. This is our home, as we鈥檝e never seen it before.

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Credits

Role Contributor
Narrator Chiwetel Ejiofor
Executive Producer Jo Shinner
Series Producer Chloe Sarosh
Producer Paul Thompson

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