Join or Sign In
Sign in to customize your TV listings
By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy.
6 Episodes 2000 - 2000
Episode 1
Mon, Nov 6, 200049 mins
From the hard struggle for existence on the icy peaks of the Andes to the sheer abundance of life in the Amazon Basin, "Lost Worlds" explores how and why such an odd collection of wildlife have come to live on the same continent.
Episode 2
Mon, Nov 13, 200050 mins
The Amazon basin is vast. From its mouth pours a fifth of all the river water on Earth and 1000 miles upstream the river is still seven miles wide. This is the story of how wildlife has adapted to this watery world.
Episode 3
Mon, Nov 20, 200050 mins
With armor plated armadillos, crab eating foxes, bush dogs, flocks of crested screamers and giant anteaters, the savannahs are home to some of the continent's most extraordinary sights and sounds.
Episode 4
Mon, Nov 27, 200050 mins
The Andes' icy power dominates the lives of the hardy animals that dare to call it home, making living here one of nature's greatest challenges. From tropical cloud forests to high desert salt lakes to the massive Patagonian Ice Sheet, the Andes Mountains host an incredible variety of different and fascinating life stories.
Episode 5
Mon, Dec 11, 200050 mins
Amazonia is the world's largest area of tropical rainforest, and here the tree canopy has fabulously bright birds and more monkey species than any other jungle: marmosets, tamarins, howlers, capuchins, sakis, uakaris, spider and owl monkeys. But it's not only full of variety and color, it's a dangerous place too.
Episode 6
Mon, Dec 18, 200049 mins
We follow the cold, rich waters of the continent, from their genesis in the stormy southern oceans via the mighty Humboldt Current all the way to the Equator.