Secrets of Wild India
Each chapter is named after an iconic species (Bengal tiger, Asian elephant, Asian lion) of India's remaining wildlife. However each also draws a more general picture of a type of biotope in another corner of the Indian subcontinent (jungle, Himalayas, desert). Interaction involves fauna, flora and human population.
- 2012-2012
- 1 season
- Documentary
Each chapter is named after an iconic species (Bengal tiger, Asian elephant, Asian lion) of India's remaining wildlife. However each also draws a more general picture of a type of biotope in another corner of the Indian subcontinent (jungle, Himalayas, desert). Interaction involves fauna, flora and human population.
Season 1 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 2012
Episode 1
Elephant Kingdom
Sun, Apr 1, 2012 49 mins
The mighty Brahmaputra richly brings Himalayan snow water from Tibet to north eastern India, which thus has many rivers, lakes and pools as well as fertile prairies and woodlands. It supports lost of wildlife, including giants like the Asian elephant and rhinoceros, herds of buffaloes, crocodiles. Water level and wild fire mark the seasons her, not just the monsoon.
Episode 2
Tiger Jungles
Sun, Apr 1, 2012 49 mins
The real story of Indian jungle wildlife, model for Kipling's Jungle Book, largely stars the same cast with drama in the perpetual cycle of struggle for life. Top of the food chain is the majestic tiger, yet even he occasionally is no match for packs of Indian wild dogs. The seasons dictate conditions, wet or dry favoring predators or prey, which must expose itself to drink when pools are rare.
Episode 3
Desert Lions
Sun, Apr 1, 2012 49 mins
Rajasthan is named after its many kings, but is also traditionally home to most of India's lions, an Asian race once found in most of the (Ancient) Old World, distinct from their African cousins. This desert land, part of a dry belt stretching from the Sahara to Persia and Mongolia, is also home to the royal cobra, who eats mainly smaller snakes.