Australien

Synopsis

Explore how Australia's geographic isolation has resulted in the creation of some of the planets strangest and most unique creatures.

First Air Date: 2014-05-26

Last Air Date: 2014-05-30

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 5

Networks: NDR Fernsehen

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Ep. 1: Desert of the Red Kangaroo (2014-05-26)

Their kingdom is the desert: in the heart of Australia lives the largest marsupial on earth, the red kangaroo - a true master of adaption in a world full of natural wonders and extremes.
Ep. 2: Jurassic Jungle (2014-05-27)

Impenetrable rainforest revealing kangaroos who live in trees and a colossal bird with dinosaur feet - the Australian tropics are the most mysterious part of the fifth continent.
Ep. 3: Realm of the Wombat (2014-05-28)

The hostile dry plains of southern Australia are home to extraordinary plants and animals that have adapted to the heat, from colourful parrots to deadly ants, dangerous dingoes to killer bunnies and of course the specialist of the plains, the lovable wombat.
Ep. 4: Koala Forest (2014-05-29)

In the vast, dramatic forests of eastern Australia the cuddly koala is showing a not so cuddly side, while below the canopy some of the continents strangest creatures can be found, from a bird juke-box to a duck-billed mammal that lays eggs - the platypus.
Ep. 5: The Adventure (2014-05-30)

Four wildlife-cameramen and one giant of a continent. This documentary offers an intimate glimpse behind the scenes of the breath-takingly beautiful series Wild Australia.