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Sigourney Weaver, David Attenborough
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They put coils in their tendril
But the frontrunner at this stage, the first to fill the clearing,
And if you live in the treetop
Capuchin monkeys are the bully boys in these forests
There's no shortage of suitor, but this female has already made her choice.
Up here the calls of siamang gibbons seem to dominate the airwave
The cacophony of competing calls seems deafening to us
This is our planet's hothouse. The jungle.
It's a colugo, or flying lemur, though this is something of a misnomer
Monkeys, like these tamarind, must search the canopy for all kinds of food
It's a colugo, or flying lemur, though this is something of a misnomer
To intimidate their opponents, the aggressor scream and drum on buttress roots.
Even for leaf eaters, like howler monkeys the ripe figs are just too good to miss.
In their search for food chimpanzee move effortlessly
Other food, like mosquito larva, seems to be out of reach
The calls of the siamang gibbon begin as a duet
Vines and other climbers put all their energy into rapid vertical growth, rather than girth
the pitcher plant gets most of it's nourishment from insects lured to nectar glands
but exactly why they cannibalize the dead chimp, is not fully understood.
and then abseil down for a spot of fishing.
and the hot dense air muffle the sound.
Those afflict, that are discovered by the workers
At the bottom of the pitcher glands secrete enzymes
the fruiting body of the cordyceps erupt from the ant's head.
have infiltrate their bodies and their minds.
New Guinea lies in a warm tropical belt that girdle our planet around the equator.
Nutrients that reach the soil are leech out by the rain
The battle won, a grizzly scene unfold.
Forest elephants roam great distances in their search for food
Fungi also flourish on decay.
the pitcher plant gets most of it's nourishment from insects lure to nectar glands
Forests like these occupy only three percent of the land
The competition for resources ensures that no one species dominate the jungle.
Once the prey is captured, the spider haul itself back up it's silken safety line.
that lies buried beneath the mud.
The tamarinds love figs too, but being petite means they're easily scare off.
His female is modestly dressed.
In their search for food chimpanzees move effortlessly
It's infected brain directs this ant upwards
It has made them the most finely balanced ecosystems in the world
and remarkably, each specializes on just one species
Once onboard, the waxy sides of the pitcher ensure there's little chance of escape.
then, utterly disorientated, it grips a stem with it's mandibles.
But despite the apparent abundance of vegetable food, gathering it is seldom easy.
each with a display seemingly more bizarre than the rest.
Surprisingly only two percent of the sunlight filters down to the forest floor.
Incredibly, 80% of all insects live in jungles
Wherever they grow, figs are a magnet for the great diversity of animals.
There are literally thousands of different types of cordyceps fungi
As they leave their core zone, the patrol goes silent, occasionally stopping to listen.
For the adult males it's a welcome break in an otherwise largely solitary existence
which means that food is very widely spaced.
so when other food is scarce, these fruits are always available somewhere or other.
Signs of the enemy are detected and examined closely.
then, utterly disorientated, it grips a stem with it's mandibles.
Their growing tips circle like lassoes, searching out anchors for their spindly stems.
The six plumed bird of paradise displays in his special clearing, on the forest floor.
Generations of choosy females have driven the evolution
To slow their descent, they use their huge webbed feet as parachutes.
The cacophony of competing calls seems deafening to us
Once onboard, the waxy sides of the pitcher ensure there's little chance of escape.
like the diminutive emperor tamarinds.
but, like the fabled tortoise, their strategy is to be slow and steady.
Once the prey is captured, the spider hauls itself back up it's silken safety line.
The fungus is so virulent, it can wipe out whole colonies of ants
It's a ferocious attack, and she's lucky to escape with her life.
In the Amazon, the largest unbroken stretch of rainforest in the world,
Most slip to a watery grave.
The more extravagant a male is, the more likely he'll be noticed.
oblivious to the approaching dangers.
Two's company, three's inconvenient
The females may be dull looking but they're very picky