The Living mountains

United Kingdom, 1972

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Episode number 5 of Series “The Web of life”.
Looks at some of the strange plants seen on a journey from the shores of the Caribbean in Venezuela to the moorlands and peaks of the Andes Mountains, then across the world to Mount Kenya, with its weird giant plants and tiny sunbirds. Shows how plants and animals survive in extreme conditions and also indicates that today the seemingly invulnerable mountains are less secure from human intrusion.

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Credits

producer

Richard Brock

production company

British Petroleum

British Broadcasting Corporation

Duration

00:30:43:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1972

Appears in

The Web of life

Group of items

The Web of life

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012627

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Animals - Adaptation

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Conservation of natural resources

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Growth (Plants)

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Mountain ecology

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Plant ecology

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Plants - Adaptation

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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