BBC Documentaries

The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth (1999x2)

Uitzenddatum: Jan 26, 1999

The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth is a month by month travelogue of the greatest sights of massed wildlife from all over the world. Each month focuses on just one such incredible show of wildlife. Specifically, the months are as follows: * January - Massed Monarch Butterflies in Mexico * February - Massive migration of Caribou in Newfoundland * March - Dancing of the Red-Crested Cranes in Japan * April - Red Garter Snakes in Canada returning to the surface after hibernating in the snow and having mass orgies. This footage may scare the youngsters. * May - 70000 gannets gathering together on one small rocky outcrop in Scotland * June - Grizzly Bears fishing for Salmon in Alaskan rivers * July - Flamingos feeding on a soda lake in Kenya * August - Emperor Penguins looking after their chicks during the dark winter in Antarctica * September - The incredible acrobatics of the Dusky Dolphins off New Zealand * October - Wildebeest Migration in East Africa. Once again this footage could scare younger viewers due to the presence of Crocodiles. * November - The incredible Red Crab migration on Christmas Island. * December - Coral spawning at Summer Solstice on the Great Barrier Reef.