Planet Earth: Seasonal Forests 1080i.DivX.AC3.mkv

Planet Earth: Seasonal ForestsrnVideo: MKV, 3viX 4.5.1 (DivX), 1080i HDrnResolution: 1920x1080 (1.77:1)rnFPS: 29.97 fps, 6194kbpsrnAudio: AC3 5.1+LFE, 48kHz, 384kbpsrnBitrate: 6.42MbpsrnDuration: 49:35rnSource: HDTV, Discovery HD TheaterrnrnFrom the evergreen forests of the frozen north to the deciduous dry forests of the equator, Seasonal Forests reveals the greatest woodlands on earth.rnrnAt the edge of the Arctic the Taiga forest is a silent world of stunted conifers cloaked in snow and ice. The trees may be small but filming from helicopter and satellite reveal its true scale.rnrnIt\'s a belt that circles the globe, broken only by ocean, and containing a third of all trees on earth. During the short summer it produces so much oxygen that it changes the atmosphere.rnrnThe forests may be vast but the animals are scarce and it\'s populated by wandering loners such as the lynx and wolverine.rnrnTravelling further south reveals that it is the trees that are the stars.rnrnIn California the cameras fly up the tallest trees on earth - giant redwoods over 100 metres high. General Sherman, a giant sequoia, is ten times the size of a blue whale and the largest living thing on the planet.rnrnThe oldest organisms alive are the bristlecone pines that, at more than 4,000 years old, pre-date the pyramids.rnrnThe broadleaf forests of North America and Europe bustle with animal life.rnrnThe most startling illustration of their richness only happens once every 17 years when the nymphs of the cicada burst from the soil as adults, creating the biggest ever insect emergence.rnrnIn the forest of Eastern Russia the rare Amur leopard battles for survival in the freezing temperatures. There are fewer than 40 of these cats remaining in the wild.rnrnExtraordinary and intimate footage captures the mother leopard\'s struggle to feed her cub.rnrnThe baobab forests of Madagascar are the strangest trees of all. These bizarre upside down trees store water in their swollen trunks and harbour equally curious wildlife, such as the tiny mouse lemur.