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Hostile Planet

A look at the world's harshest landscapes and the animals that have adapted to live there.

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Plimsoll Productions,National Geographic,Tencent Penguin Pictures,Cristian Dimitrius Productions

Awards

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. 4 nominations total

Homepage

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/hostile-planet/

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Narrator: China

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Armed with sharp teeth, - Hostile Planet

Armed with sharp teeth,

At 10,000 feet, this is what they're after. - Hostile Planet

At 10,000 feet, this is what they're after.

Try to get them on the run. - Hostile Planet

Try to get them on the run.

Disoriented by the punishing heat, - Hostile Planet

Disoriented by the punishing heat,

The mother won't leave her calf, - Hostile Planet

The mother won't leave her calf,

She timed her hunt to perfection. - Hostile Planet

She timed her hunt to perfection.

Now it's time to relax during the heat of the day. - Hostile Planet

Now it's time to relax during the heat of the day.

A mighty storm is brewing, - Hostile Planet

A mighty storm is brewing,

Competition for food is so intense during the day, - Hostile Planet

Competition for food is so intense during the day,

These meerkat pups are just five weeks old. - Hostile Planet

These meerkat pups are just five weeks old.

To hold onto power, the old male must prove his strength, - Hostile Planet

To hold onto power, the old male must prove his strength,

In such a brutal landscape, one animal's survival often - Hostile Planet

In such a brutal landscape, one animal's survival often

It covers more than half the globe, - Hostile Planet

It covers more than half the globe,

Spectral tarsiers. - Hostile Planet

Spectral tarsiers.

Finding food is the toughest challenge. - Hostile Planet

Finding food is the toughest challenge.

The blue whale, the largest animal ever to have lived. - Hostile Planet

The blue whale, the largest animal ever to have lived.

But they still need a little help. - Hostile Planet

But they still need a little help.

Just this year, she's swum far enough to have - Hostile Planet

Just this year, she's swum far enough to have

But when storm clouds obscure the moon, - Hostile Planet

But when storm clouds obscure the moon,

With each monumental gulp, she takes in enough water and - Hostile Planet

With each monumental gulp, she takes in enough water and

The tables turn again. - Hostile Planet

The tables turn again.

The strongest bachelor, 45 pounds of muscle, - Hostile Planet

The strongest bachelor, 45 pounds of muscle,

He's the most serious challenger yet, - Hostile Planet

He's the most serious challenger yet,

With no element of surprise, the python has no chance. - Hostile Planet

With no element of surprise, the python has no chance.

BEAR: Two male Gelada monkeys fight for supremacy. - Hostile Planet

BEAR: Two male Gelada monkeys fight for supremacy.

This green turtle has spent 30 years out here on her own. - Hostile Planet

This green turtle has spent 30 years out here on her own.

But it's a mistake. - Hostile Planet

But it's a mistake.

The old male won't last much longer. - Hostile Planet

The old male won't last much longer.

Now she's ready to return home, - Hostile Planet

Now she's ready to return home,

It's the breeding season, and hundreds of turtles are - Hostile Planet

It's the breeding season, and hundreds of turtles are

The old male is victorious. - Hostile Planet

The old male is victorious.

Unless he makes it back to the colony, - Hostile Planet

Unless he makes it back to the colony,

As the climate warms and the grass they depend on retreats higher, - Hostile Planet

As the climate warms and the grass they depend on retreats...

The storms that these trees help create - Hostile Planet

The storms that these trees help create

This male is quick to latch on. - Hostile Planet

This male is quick to latch on.

It's taken a heavy toll. - Hostile Planet

It's taken a heavy toll.

BEAR: Off the coast of Malaysia, - Hostile Planet

BEAR: Off the coast of Malaysia,

Targeting the male's soft flesh, - Hostile Planet

Targeting the male's soft flesh,

Separated chicks must now find their parents. - Hostile Planet

Separated chicks must now find their parents.

The death of an emergent tree is an essential part - Hostile Planet

The death of an emergent tree is an essential part

But the female has the most to lose. - Hostile Planet

But the female has the most to lose.

Mum's made this journey before, - Hostile Planet

Mum's made this journey before,

She's desperate to reach the surface and breathe, - Hostile Planet

She's desperate to reach the surface and breathe,

Rot and decay run rampant, - Hostile Planet

Rot and decay run rampant,

Spring races across the Arctic. - Hostile Planet

Spring races across the Arctic.

The female is running on empty. - Hostile Planet

The female is running on empty.

Many spread by releasing spores, - Hostile Planet

Many spread by releasing spores,

Their goal is in sight. - Hostile Planet

Their goal is in sight.

A young female. - Hostile Planet

A young female.

Finally, the intruder backs off just long enough. - Hostile Planet

Finally, the intruder backs off just long enough.

She depends on seals for food. - Hostile Planet

She depends on seals for food.

The current is too strong for little legs. - Hostile Planet

The current is too strong for little legs.

As the ice melts, escape routes are now everywhere. - Hostile Planet

As the ice melts, escape routes are now everywhere.

But not all fungi feed on the dead. - Hostile Planet

But not all fungi feed on the dead.

She's safe, but in just a few weeks she will face the final - Hostile Planet

She's safe, but in just a few weeks she will face the...

Now, the sand hits 160 degrees. - Hostile Planet

Now, the sand hits 160 degrees.

Where the tropical sun meets the shallow seas, - Hostile Planet

Where the tropical sun meets the shallow seas,

And this is what they've risked their lives for. - Hostile Planet

And this is what they've risked their lives for.

Bears have an acute sense of smell. - Hostile Planet

Bears have an acute sense of smell.

In this crowded and dangerous place, - Hostile Planet

In this crowded and dangerous place,

Summer in the mountains is short. - Hostile Planet

Summer in the mountains is short.

This one's closer. - Hostile Planet

This one's closer.

Just the right amount of light. - Hostile Planet

Just the right amount of light.

Some hide in the coral maze, - Hostile Planet

Some hide in the coral maze,

Temperatures plummet. - Hostile Planet

Temperatures plummet.

But neither tactic guarantees safety. - Hostile Planet

But neither tactic guarantees safety.

The ants' struggles won't go unnoticed. - Hostile Planet

The ants' struggles won't go unnoticed.

He must rely on stealth. - Hostile Planet

He must rely on stealth.

Sometimes, the spoor spider lets the sun do its killing. - Hostile Planet

Sometimes, the spoor spider lets the sun do its killing.

There are over 600 species of cordyceps - Hostile Planet

There are over 600 species of cordyceps

She's taken her fill. - Hostile Planet

She's taken her fill.

Summer in the poles has always been a time of transformation. - Hostile Planet

Summer in the poles has always been a time of...

They fly through the trees at 35 miles an hour, - Hostile Planet

They fly through the trees at 35 miles an hour,

But now the arctic is changing faster than - Hostile Planet

But now the arctic is changing faster than

Right now, the closest we have to a desert continent - Hostile Planet

Right now, the closest we have to a desert continent

They can cover 40 feet in a single leap. - Hostile Planet

They can cover 40 feet in a single leap.

But they don't get it right every time. - Hostile Planet

But they don't get it right every time.

A trip to the shallows to mate by moonlight. - Hostile Planet

A trip to the shallows to mate by moonlight.

BEAR: In the depths of winter, extreme storms rage across - Hostile Planet

BEAR: In the depths of winter, extreme storms rage across

Over 50 years the average temperature here has risen - Hostile Planet

Over 50 years the average temperature here has risen

Food is harder to find as the wet season grows more erratic. - Hostile Planet

Food is harder to find as the wet season grows more erratic.

BEAR: In Australia, a kangaroo and her joey - Hostile Planet

BEAR: In Australia, a kangaroo and her joey

The storms may have passed, but there is hidden danger - Hostile Planet

The storms may have passed, but there is hidden danger

Winter storms have buried this area of British Columbia - Hostile Planet

Winter storms have buried this area of British Columbia

This orang has learnt a lot from her mother; - Hostile Planet

This orang has learnt a lot from her mother;

Chicks are at all stages. - Hostile Planet

Chicks are at all stages.

For many animals, heavy rain stops activity. - Hostile Planet

For many animals, heavy rain stops activity.

On the high ridges, wind driven snow has created - Hostile Planet

On the high ridges, wind driven snow has created

BEAR: A changing climate around Antarctica is helping - Hostile Planet

BEAR: A changing climate around Antarctica is helping

Storms blow brash ice into shore. - Hostile Planet

Storms blow brash ice into shore.

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A look at the world's harshest landscapes and the animals that have adapted to live there.

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Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Production: Plimsoll Productions,National Geographic,Tencent Penguin Pictures,Cristian Dimitrius Productions

Genre: documentary

Year: 2019

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 8.3

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Released: 01 Apr 2019

Awards: Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. 4 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/hostile-planet/

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