This awe-inspiring series has a scale that is simply spectacular. It is possible to watch and enjoy it purely for the astonishing footage – but it will horrify you too
t should be alarming that, in the six years since Planet Earth last appeared on our screens, this third series finds itself in a darker mood. As always, these documentaries narrated by Sirare a testament to the wonders of the natural world. The footage, gathered over five years across 43 countries, is astonishing and awe-inspiring. The first episode alone, dedicated to coasts, travels from Kent to Australia, through South Africa, Canada, Indonesia and more.
There is much talk of species “adapting” to the new world. Great white sharks are known to be solitary hunters, so the sight of them working together is as strange as the seals chasing them off. Desert lions have returned to the Namibian coast for the first time in 40 years, owing to their now-protected status.
In this opening episode, there are two cautionary tales: the Caribbean flamingos, attempting to nest in the briny waters of the Yucatán peninsula in Mexico, and the imperilled green turtles of Raine Island on the Great Barrier Reef. “Seasonal” storms are coming to Mexico earlier and earlier each year and flooding the flamingos’ nests, leaving their eggs vulnerable and the chicks at risk of death. The footage here, in the aftermath of a storm surge, shows an apocalyptic landscape.
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