Papua's lost worlds: an ancient landscape forged by fire
In short: Explore Indonesia's eastern frontier, a land isolated for thousands of years. This documentary captures the bizarre evolution of creatures in one of the planet's richest concentrations of life.
The region of Papua features extreme habitats ranging from tropical forests and parched savannahs to mountains with permanent ice caps and alpine tundra. Because these areas have been isolated for millennia, the wildlife has evolved into unique and often unrecognizable forms.
The series highlights the diversity of Indonesia's 17,000 islands, which stretch over 3,000 miles along the equator. It showcases how these varied environments—from coral reefs to rocky cliffs—support a spectacular array of living creatures.
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