Natural World2008-2009Episodes Episode guide

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1. Uakari: Secrets of the English Monkey

   16/16Mark Bowler attempts to discover the secret lives of the red-faced uakari monkey.
2. Iron Curtain, Ribbon of Life

   15/16A look at the no-man's-land created by the Iron Curtain, which became a haven for wildlife
3. A Farm for the Future

   14/16Rebecca Hosking investigates low-energy farming that does not rely on fossil fuels.
4. Cassowaries

   13/16Following the dramatic attempts to save the endangered giant birds.
5. Snow Monkeys

   12/16Documenting the lives of Japan's mountain-dwelling snow monkeys.
6. Elephants Without Borders

   11/16Researcher Mike Chase has a plan which could safeguard the future of Botswana's elephants.
7. Man-Eating Tigers of the Sundarbans

   10/16How the tigers of the Sundarbans forest kill up to fifty forest workers a year.
8. Bears on Top of the World

   9/16A look at how bears, ever intelligent and resourceful, are adapting to a warming world.
9. The Mountains of the Monsoon

   8/16Sandesh Kadur explores the natural wonders of the Western Ghats mountains.
10. Cuckoo

    7/16Just how does the cuckoo trick other birds into accepting its eggs and raising its young?
11. Great White Shark - A Living Legend

    6/16Mike Rutzen swims into great white shark hunting grounds to understand them better.
12. Cork - On the Wild Side

    5/16Francisco Garrett explains what will be lost if cork stoppers are replaced by screwtops.
13. Crocodile Blues

    4/16A look at the gharial, the world's oldest crocodilian, threatened by extinction.
14. Clever Monkeys

    3/16David Attenborough discovers some surprisingly human behaviour when he looks at monkeys.
15. Whale Sharks

    2/16Mark Meekan attempts to unravel the mysterious wanderings of whale sharks.
16. Titus - The Gorilla King

    1/16The life story of Titus, a silverback gorilla living in Rwanda's Virunga Mountains.