Dependency, adaptation to seasons, and the duality of water. 8. Episode 8: Cities - Into the Urban Jungle
Oxygen is the silent dictator. Above 4,000 meters, your own blood thickens and tries to kill you.
Altitude sickness kills tourists; altitude is a home address for the people in Episode 5 of the . We climb the Himalayas and the Andes. The standout segment involves the gold-mining ritual of the Quechua people in Peru. On a glacier at 5,000 meters, they chip ice and "fight" with stones to appease the mountain spirit. It looks violent, but it is a 500-year-old tradition. HUMAN PLANET COMPLETE-Episodes 1-8
For those looking to experience the full journey, Human Planet is available in several complete collections. The "complete series" is available on both DVD and Blu-ray. The Blu-ray version offers a stunning high-definition presentation that truly does justice to the breathtaking visuals. The complete series, including all eight episodes and the "Behind the Lens" featurettes, has a total runtime of approximately 470 minutes.
Grasslands offer no hiding. Everything is horizon. Survival here is about velocity and collaboration . Dependency, adaptation to seasons, and the duality of water
The series is structured by habitat—Oceans, Deserts, Arctic, Jungles, Mountains, Grasslands, Rivers, and Cities. Each episode highlights the ingenuity required to survive where "we don’t belong." Whether it is the Bajau "sea gypsies" of the Coral Sea who spend most of their lives on water, or the Dolgan reindeer herders braving -50°C in the Arctic, the show demonstrates that human culture is fundamentally shaped by geography. Mastery and Cooperation
The grasslands cover 25% of Earth’s land. Episode 6 of the showcases the cowboys and hunters of the open plains. In Kenya, we follow the Dorobo tribe as they steal honey from the "killer bee." One man climbs an acacia tree while a swarm attacks his exposed skin. He does not flinch. Above 4,000 meters, your own blood thickens and
Survival at the poles requires mastering the cold and understanding the behavior of animals.
Covers the challenges of high-altitude living, from the sky burials of the Himalayas to the eagle hunters of Mongolia.
: Captures the lives of four million people surviving in nature's "deep freeze," where temperatures stay well below freezing for most of the year [5, 14]. Episode 4: Jungles – People of the Trees