Brazil - A natural history: Ep.01 - Fragile Forest


Competition : Docu competition
Category : Sustainable agriculture
Country : AUSTRIA
Sponsor : Terra Mater Factual Studios
Producer : A PRODUCTION OF TERRA MATER FACTUAL STUDIOS AND LIGHT & SHADOW IN CO-PRODUCTION WITH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNELS
Lenght : 00:50:06
Trophée argent

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This enigmatic forest once stretched along the coast for thousands of kilometres. Now there is only 7% left. Yet it is still home for many remarkable animals. Muriqui are the largest monkeys in South America. These very rare, highly social creatures greet each other with hugs - the closer the friendship, the more intense the hugs. Great dusky swifts fly through the tumbling waters of the mighty Iguaçu Falls to build their nests on the slippery rock faces behind the curtains of water. Coatis are curious looking creatures with their long flexible noses and banded tails, mak