The Americas
The Amazon
Season 1 Episode 4 of 10
Extraordinary animal behaviours in the Amazon rainforest, including rare footage of a million turtle hatchlings in southern Brazil making a perilous dash to the river as black caiman prey on them. In Venezuela, a young harpy eagle endures intense storms while in the Pantanal, caiman engage in an elaborate courtship display
The Americas airs on BBC One London at 3:00 PM, Sunday 31 May. (Subtitles, repeat, audio description.)
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Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
Nature ➝ Animals ➝ Environment
Tom Hanks
Narrator
Mike Gunton
Executive Producer