David Attenborough begins his search for rare and interesting animals in central South America. He shows film of his encounter with swarms of butterflies, toucans and hangnest birds. Show more
The Chaco is a vast, flat plain in western Paraguay. In the rainy season it is a swamp, in the dry season a parched desert. David Attenborough shows film of people and animals that live there. Show more
David Attenborough finds rheas, a relation of the ostrich, and looks for some of the creatures that live in burrows on the pampas. Plus an interview with zookeeper J.P. McCorry.
First broadcast: on BBC TelevisionLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales
David Attenborough continues his journey across the Gran Chaco to visit one of the isolated patches of scrub and cactus that provide shelter for many of the Chaco animals. Show more
David Attenborough introduces his last programme about collecting animals in the swamps, forests and plains of central South America, and brings some of the creatures themselves to the studio. Show more
