Round Planet
Round Planet
| 16 May 2016 (USA)
SEASON & EPISODES
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  • Season 1 : 2016 | 10 Episodes

    EP1 Arctic May 16, 2016

    Artic creatures aren't bothered by the cold. Rather, they fear the warmth caused by human activity that is setting the 'Earth's freezer' to 'defrost'.

    EP2 Yellowstone Jun 21, 2016

    Serene as it seems, Yellowstone National Park is more unpredictable than an atom of Radium-226, thanks to the active super volcano below it.

    EP3 Oceans Jun 22, 2016

    Most of Earth's animals live in the sea, where they form a "living soup" or a "massive death chowder" in which it's eat or be eaten.

    EP4 Wildebeest Jun 23, 2016

    The wildebeest, one of the many species of ungulates and "cud munchers" that populate the Serengeti, take part in a grand migration every year.

    EP5 Madagascar Jun 24, 2016

    Many of the flora and fauna of Madagascar are found nowhere else on Earth, which is why the island isn't called "Normal-a-gascar."

    EP6 Penguins Jun 27, 2016

    Penguins, "the natural world's answer to Charlie Chaplin," only have to waddle about to make children -- and Amstrong Wedgewood -- smile.

    EP7 Islands Jun 28, 2016

    Life on islands evolves in isolation from the wider world, and in a manner that is "absolutely potty." Much of this life is weird and wonderful.

    EP8 Great Apes Jun 29, 2016

    The great apes, not to be confused with monkeys, have opposable thumbs, complex social politics and other "phenomenally humanlike" qualities.

    EP9 Forests Jun 30, 2016

    In forests, the perfect combination of sunlight and rain "makes trees grow like billy-o." Among these trees, an entire world springs into being.

    EP10 Bears Jul 01, 2016

    Armstrong narrates a focus on bears, the largest land predators on Earth which, surprisingly, forage for some of the smallest meals available.
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