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- A six-part documentary that observes the fauna and flora of North America.
- Power Plants takes us into the world of some extraordinary plants and tells us their story. Far from a dry academic discourse, this series proves that plants do much more than just set the stage for life; in fact, like humans and other animals, they play a very active role in it. Power Plants presents some unusual "plant stars" filmed just as animals might be. The techniques of macrophotography give us an "up close and personal" look at their world, while fast motion photography paints a revealing portrait of their territorial conquests, their fighting and seduction techniques, their double-dealing, and their opportunism. We thus gain firsthand knowledge of the plants' strategies at the level of both individuals and species. The narrative explains how plants adapt to the world around them, but also how they modify it. It stresses their "actions" rather than their appearance or anatomy. In so doing, it treats them like "characters" in their own dramas, highlighting the traits they have in common with humans and other animals and the universe they share with us. For this reason, the stories are deliberately intense, structured as investigations with many dramatic twists and turns.
- Three of the world's most promising young scientists in their fields of expertise, together set out to conduct a systematic exploration of the "white frontier." For these people, the "white frontier" is the line of ice separating the world above (the ice field) from the world below (the ocean's depths). Like two separate planets, these worlds are inhabited by different creatures: On one side are beluga, bowhead whales, narwhals, and arctic fish; on the other side are polar bears, seals, and walruses - Yet, these animals are only able to survive by regularly venturing beyond the limits of their own world. These forays across the white frontier are precisely what our heroes aim to study. How do certain mammals break through the ice in order to breathe? How does the polar bear manage to smash the surface to catch fish? How are other animals able to use the meager reserve of air trapped between ice and water? How is the seal able to divide its life between the two sides of the obstacle?
- The first "Wild Live" series.
- What will be in the future the life in the planet Earth?. Cyborgs, robots, implants...a fantasy of the science-fiction movies?. Maybe not.
- Many animals - whether imported on purpose or accidentally - have similarly supplanted local fauna in areas where they were introduced. The problem of animal invaders is one of today's most serious environmental threats. The potential risks are so great that the issue is now a major concern of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, the world's largest environmental protection organization. With astounding footage from around the world, "Invaders" not only offers us an opportunity to reflect on Life, but also a chance to grasp this unprecedented peril facing the Earth and the diversity of species.