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The Living Planet

The Living Planet: A Portrait of the Earth is a BBC nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, looking at the ways in which living organisms, including humans, adapt to their surroundings. The series consists of twelve episodes which explain how the Earth works and how living organisms survive and thrive in different environments.

Episode 09 - The Margins of the Land. This episode details coastal environments and the effect of tides, of which the highest can be found in the Bay of Fundy in North America. In places, erosion is causing the land to retreat, while in others - such as the tropics - the expansion of mangroves causes it to advance. Mussels keep their shells closed at low tide to deter attackers but the oystercatcher is adept at dealing with them. Other estuary wading birds, which have developed a multitude of techniques for gathering food from mud flats, include godwits, curlews, dunlins, Ringed Plovers and avocets. (from wikipedia.org)

Episode 09 - The Margins of the Land


Go to The Living Planet Home or watch other episodes:

Episode 01 - The Building of the Earth
Episode 02 - The Frozen World
Episode 03 - The Northern Forests
Episode 04 - Jungle
Episode 05 - Seas of Grass
Episode 06 - The Baking Deserts
Episode 07 - The Sky Above
Episode 08 - Sweet Fresh Water
Episode 09 - The Margins of the Land
Episode 10 - Worlds Apart
Episode 11 - The Open Ocean
Episode 12 - New Worlds