The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World

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George McGavin

Gordon Buchanan

Sophie Darlington

Bryson Voirin

Will Ridgeon

Jonny Keeling

Tim Martin

The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World: Episode 2: Amazon Flooded Forests

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Amazon Flooded Forests

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Episode 2: Amazon Flooded Forests

BBC Two - The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World, Amazon Flooded Forests

In the heart of the Amazon, Dr George McGavin and the team discover some new species.

Nature series. In the flooded forest in the heart of the Amazon, Dr George McGavin and the team discover species new to science in a giant cave system.

Natural history series revealing a totally new perspective on wildlife at night. Now the expedition travels south to a flooded forest in the heart of the Amazon. Large mammal expert Bryson Voirin encounters a curious sloth whilst camerawoman Sophie Darlington spends stormy nights precariously perched high in the jungle canopy, attempting to film the only nocturnal monkey in the world. Further south, Gordon Buchanan heads to the largest wetland on earth in search of giant anteaters and enters a strange deserted house that's been taken over by vampire bats. And Dr George McGavin abseils deep into the perpetual darkness of a giant cave system - cut off from the light for millions of years. Deep inside, he and the team discover species new to science.

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Revealing how animals have adapted to life in the dark.

A new perspective on wildlife at night. A team of biologists and specialist camera crew explore the length of South and Central America to find out how animals have adapted to life in the dark

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