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The equator is not only the line that divides the earth in two, it is also the climatic and evolutionary powerhouse of the world. Here, where the sun burns at its most intense, the pace of evolution quickens. This documentary tells the story of how island life in the Galapagos Islands and the Palmyra Atoll are shaped by the equatorial sun and the immense power of the Pacific Ocean.
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"In Southern Asia's lush forests one remarkable group of trees cast their pervasive shadows over the extraordinary array of plants and animals living below. The equatorial rainforests of South East Asia are amongst the tallest and richest forests on earth towering up to 80 meters high. The canopy is dominated by a single family of forest giants called dipterocarps, which cast enormous influence on the huge diversity of plants and animals living in...
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At the Equator, where every day can be like summer and every night like winter, high on the slopes of the Andes Mountains there are no annual seasons, but every day the resilient species of the paramo must endure constant conflict between the heat and cold. Discover the climatic and evolutionary powerhouse of the world.
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"At the equator, the sun rises over the greatest rainforest on the earth, Amazonia. Here one thousand rivers flow, the water and sun fueling an environment that is home to half the known species in the world...Rivers of the Sun is a stunning examination of one of the world's great locations"--Container.
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