Anaconda People of the Amazon
Gordon Buchanan joins a Waorani tribal family in Ecuador's Amazon jungle as they search for giant anacondas.
Gordon Buchanan joins a Waorani tribal family in Ecuador's Amazon jungle as they search for giant anacondas.
The tribe know this remote rainforest and its spectacular wildlife better than anyone else. They teach Gordon their secrets for surviving here, using blow pipes and sharpened sticks to hunt monkeys and wild pigs.
But his greatest challenge is to help them catch and release a massive anaconda, an animal of spiritual importance that could hold the key to their future.
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Web exclusive: Anaconda science with the Waorani
Duration: 02:02
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Catching one of the world's largest snakes
Duration: 02:05
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Penti explains why they catch anacondas
Duration: 01:34
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Eating peccary testicles
Duration: 01:03
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Gordon Buchanan |
Producer | Rachael Kinley |
Executive Producer | Tim Martin |
Series Producer | Ted Oakes |
Broadcasts
- Sun 20 Mar 2016 21:00
- Sat 26 Mar 2016 19:00成人论坛 Two except Northern Ireland & Wales
- Sat 26 Mar 2016 19:30成人论坛 Two Northern Ireland
- Fri 15 Apr 2016 01:30
- Tue 27 Dec 2016 17:00
- Sun 20 Aug 2017 18:50成人论坛 Two except Scotland
- Tue 2 Apr 2019 23:25成人论坛 Two except Scotland
- Tue 13 Oct 2020 16:15成人论坛 Two except Scotland & Wales
- Tue 13 Oct 2020 16:40成人论坛 Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Mon 30 Oct 2023 16:15成人论坛 Two except Scotland
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