Borneo. Earth’s Tropical Islands — Series 1, Borneo. Photo by Joey Markx | BNF | CIMTROPLeaf of a Dracaena cantleyi plant. Confirmed for BBC Two on 2 January at 9pm to 10pm. Its traps are perfectly adapted to provide a sheltered roost for the bat. A journey from Borneo's rich coral reefs, through lush jungles to its mountainous heart, revealing why this island is home to a greater variety of life than almost any other.JavaScript seems to be disabled. On iPlayer. Borneo is my adopted home (having been based here for 18 years) so I jumped at the chance to work as a cameraman on BBC’s new series Earth’s Tropical Islands. We are excited for the relaunch of Primate Info Net. 00:49 A journey from Borneo's rich coral reefs, through lush jungles to its mountainous heart, revealing why this island is home to a greater variety of life than almost any other.In the heart of south east Asia lies the tropical island of Borneo. They use a remarkable sign language, known as Oroo’, to communicate through the jungle. Borneo holds the greatest collection of pitcher plants in the world, including one that is after something much bigger than insects. Exploring some of the world's most isolated and iconic tropical islands. They are home to millions of bats whose guano forms the basis of an entire ecosystem – sustaining some of the largest concentrations of cockroaches in the world, as well a wealth of other cave critters.For 10,000 years, Borneo’s staggering diversity has been protected by its isolation, but with the arrival of industrial logging, all that has changed. Borneo’s shoreline is fringed by a tangle of mangroves and flooded forests, home to an extraordinary creature – the proboscis monkey. Twice the size of the British Isles, it is the third largest island on earth and home to possibly the greatest diversity of life of any island - from flying lizards sun bears to orangutans. At over 4,000 metres, Mount Kinabalu is one of the highest peaks in south east Asia. This means the whole family must cross one of many rivers that cut through the forest – patrolled by giant crocodiles. Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
Over time, it has given rise to more unique plants and animals, from its lemurs to chameleons, than any other island. Yesterday. The film crew came to Sebangau Forest, BNF’s main research site, in October 2018. To get the nutrients they need to survive, one group of plants have gone to extreme lengths, becoming carnivores. With little to eat, many of Borneo’s terrestrial mammals are smaller than on the mainland – including the exceedingly rare Bornean sun bear. In this never-before-filmed sequence, a male tree-hole frog, barely larger than a thumbnail, has come up with an ingenious solution to being heard above the noise.Compared to the abundance of life in the treetops, the forest floor is an impoverished world. Only half of its ancient forests are left and much of its unique wildlife is under threat, including the iconic orangutan.
Photo by Joey Markx | BNF | CIMTROPIt’s good news! Borneo’s intense rain has carved out vast cave systems through the island. BBC TWO. First Year on Earth: Clumsy baby elephants. It is a drama rarely seen.The island of Borneo is surrounded by some of the richest coral reefs in the world – a single reef can support more species of coral than the entire Caribbean Sea! Deer cave is so large you could fly a jumbo jet through it. Nepenthes hemsleyana is a pitcher plant that has evolved to attract woolly bats. In the heart of South East Asia lies the tropical island of Borneo. In a never-before filmed sequence a male tree-hole frog, barely larger than a thumbnail, has come up with an ingenious solution to being heard above the noise.With little to eat, many of Borneo’s terrestrial mammals are smaller than on the mainland - including the exceedingly rare Bornean sun bear. Earth’s Tropical Islands. Can you tell me when the BBC came to Borneo to film for the new documentary series?
Insects are lured to the trap’s edge with sweet nectar, before slipping into a lethal pool of digestive enzymes. Earth’s Tropical Islands - Series 1: 2.
Borneo. A single tree can hold a thousand different species, and this intense competition has driven many animals to evolve in wondrous ways – on this island reptiles can fly.At night, this competition in the jungle intensifies as many of Borneo’s 180 species of frog call for a mate. Earth’s Tropical Islands Home; Episodes; Clips; Main content. Its huge variety of habitats, from bustling coral reefs and ancient jungles to towering mountains, has given rise to over 60,000 species of plants and animals - many found nowhere else on earth. David Harewood narrates the series which sets out to explore the worlds most iconic and isolated tropical islands. 1:32. The bigger the frog, the louder the call: a problem for one of the smallest frogs on the island. The crew followed us in the … Over generations their bodies have transformed, making them the ultimate human divers – but they are having to adapt to the modern world – using ingenuity to turn plastic waste that washes up on the beach to their advantage.Heading inland are ancient forests, home to giants – the dipterocarps. BBC.
Borneo: Earth's Tropical Islands. Their unique pot-bellies allow them to survive on the nutrient-poor leaves, but even so, they are forced to cross crocodile-infested rivers to reach the freshest shoots.Heading inland are the ancient forests, home to some of Borneo’s 180 species of frog. Search the BBC Search the BBC. Earth’s Tropical Islands . In the heart of south east Asia lies the tropical island of Borneo.