Terra Mater

Brazil - A Natural History: Highlands (2) (2014x16)

Fecha de emisión: May 14, 2014

The second episode, "The wild heart" leads in the central grasslands of Brazil, the so-called "Cerrado". This grass world full of termite mounds is ten times as large as the Serengeti of Africa. Huge herds that graze on the pastures, you will not find here. Maned wolf, anteater, Prärieeule and capuchin lead here a rather hidden life, marked by heat, thunderstorms and steppe fires. The long-legged maned wolf has come to terms with the meager food supply in this arid region. Since more than half of the year can be found hardly any insects or small rodents, similar to the predator from the lack of meat food with high-energy food fruits. Also, the Great Anteater has adapted to the climatic conditions. But because the grasslands are covered in many places with Termitenbauen, he has all year round an abundance of food. The specialized insectivore that feeds mainly here termite must, leave only with his strong claws to build to go with his up to sixty centimeters long, thin tongue to the tiny tidbits inside. In the north, the vast grassy plains of the plateau are surmounted. Steep rocky cliffs and canyons dominate the landscape. Whole troops of capuchin monkeys climb here nimbly over steep walls to get into the deeper canyons to food and water. The capuchins have learned to use stones as tools to crack nuts. The older animals are true masters in it. The right stone, the right background, to find the best nut - may succeed even less experienced, but to let fly down the stone with well-measured force to the nut, so that their shell is broken immediately, infinity requires a lot of practice.