This episode explores the diverse life thriving in the planet's icy regions, including the towering mountains and the frigid Arctic and Antarctic. It highlights the remarkable adaptations of various plants and animals to survive the stark temperature contrasts, such as frigid nights followed by scorching days. Viewers will learn about a variety of species, including algae, insects, sheep, squirrels, seals, penguins, foxes, polar bears, lemmings, owls, caribou, geese, and the Eskimo culture. The journey takes us through captivating locations like Kenya, South America, and the USA.
Show
The Living Planet
Episode
S01E02
Air Date
Jan 26, 1984
Season 1 Episodes
S01E01
The Building of the Earth
S01E01
The Inheritance
S01E02
The Poison Pen
S01E02
The Frozen World
S01E03
Cupid's Quiver
S01E03
The Northern Forests
S01E04
A Cup of Time
S01E04
Jungle
S01E05
Hellowe'en
S01E05
Seas of Grass
S01E06
The Great Montarro
S01E06
Baking Deserts
S01E07
Doctor Jack
S01E07
The Sky Above
S01E08
Shadow Boxer
S01E08
Sweet Fresh Water
S01E09
Root of All Evil
S01E09
The Margins of the Land
S01E10
Tales of the Undead
S01E10
Worlds Apart
S01E11
Scarecrow
S01E11
The Open Ocean
S01E12
Faith Healer
S01E12
New Worlds
S01E13
The Baron's Bride
S01E14
Bedazzled
S01E15
Vanity's Mirror
S01E16
Tattoo
S01E17
The Electrocutioner
S01E18
Brain Drain
S01E19
The Quilt of Hathor (1)
S01E20
The Quilt of Hathor: The Awakening (2)
S01E21
Double Exposure
S01E22
The Pirate's Promise
S01E23
Badge of Honor
S01E24
Pipe Dream
S01E25
What a Mother Wouldn't Do
S01E26
Bottle of Dreams