Wildest Arctic

Wildest Arctic explores four extraordinary areas of the arctic giving a unique insight into what life is like for animals trying to survive in these incredible habitats.

2012 HD 44min United Kingdom English

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nature documentary animals artic

S1E1 - Arctic Ocean: The Frozen Sea 2012-08-20

A year in the High Arctic, where life is exceptionally entwined with the seasons. During the winter, the sun doesnt rise for months on end, creating perpetual night. But in the summer, the Arctic thaws out in an explosion of life. In the winter months its the kingdom of the polar bear, but summer brings the ice whales: narwhal, beluga and bowhead.

S1E2 - Taiga: The Frozen Forests 2012-08-27

Containing one third of the worlds trees, the frozen forests of the Taiga are the lungs of the planet. This great forest spans right around the globe: across North America, Scandinavia, and extending across Siberia to the shores of the Pacific, sheltering some of the Earths most majestic animals, and some of its most secretive.

S1E3 - Tundra: Desert of Ice 2012-09-03

Covering a fifth of the earths surface, the Arctic tundra is one of the coldest places on the planet. The piercing temperatures and powerful winds challenge even the hardiest of creatures. Life here must adapt or perish. The remarkable diversity of life in the Tundra includes the snowy owl, Arctic foxes, millions of migrating birds and the lemming.

S1E4 - Iceland: Land of Fire & Ice 2012-09-10

Iceland is a land born out of fire, sculpted by ice. This unique island is home to some of the planets rarest and most spectacular creatures and it harbours some of the most extreme environments on Earth. Yet in the highly volcanic mid-Atlantic ridge, new land is forged every day in Iceland’s heart of fire.

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