The Future Is Wild Season 1 Episode 4 Prairies of Amazonia 2002
The episode is set in South America where the Amazon used to stand in 5 million years time. It features three species: (1) Carakiller, a descendant of the mountain caracara which has evolved to replace land predators; (2) Babookari, a descendant of the uakari which lives like baboons and has discovered how to catch fish; (3) Rattleback, a descendant of an agouti which has developed tough armour and can live through quickly-passing grass fires. This episode shows that due to the cooling of the planet, the Amazon rainforest has vanished and has been replaced by grassland. Most primates have died out but the Babookari has evolved to live on the plains. They have also become much cleverer and can now make nets out of twigs to catch fish. There is also the rattleback, a heavily armoured rodent which is somewhat fireproof, and lives on a diet of Carakiller eggs, grass stems, and tubers. The episode also shows the biggest danger to these animals - fire.
- Released: 2002-04-23
- Runtime: 325 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Christian Rodska
- Director: Victoria Coules, Nicholas Hooper, Paul Pritchard, Pierre de Lespinois
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1. Welcome to the Future 2002-04-02
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2. Return of the Ice 2002-04-09
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3. The Vanished Sea 2002-04-16
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4. Prairies of Amazonia 2002-04-23
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5. Cold Kansas Desert 2002-04-30
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6. Waterland 2002-05-07
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7. Flooded World 2002-05-14
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8. Tropical Antarctica 2002-05-21
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9. The Great Plateau 2002-05-28
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10. The Endless Desert 2002-06-04
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11. The Global Ocean 2002-06-11
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12. Graveyard Desert 2002-06-18
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13. The Tentacled Forest 2002-06-25
