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Human Planet - Mountains Life In Thin Air ()
Directed by Nicolas Brown
Overview
Life in the mountains demands elaborate adaptations, for despite the extreme biological diversity people often have little choice of meat supply, despite elaborate hunting methods such as nets in clearings to lure giant bats. In developed regions, modern technology helps control avalanches. Relative isolation comes at a price, as for health care, and leads to bizarre traditions, such as Buddhist ‘air burial’ which actually means relying on vultures to dispose of corpses before they spread diseases.
Length 60 minutes