Lost Land of the Jaguar

Lost Land of the Jaguar

BBC One Ended Nature

1 Season · 3 Episodes · Premiered July 30, 2008 · Ended August 13, 2008

Discover the lost land of the Jaguar. In a bid to discover new species and help Guyana protect its environment, the expedition team ventures into some of the remote jungle on earth tracking down the giants of the area; the Anaconda, the Jaguar, the giant Anteaters, the Turtles and the enormous Harpy Eagle.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

3 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Wed, Jul 30 2008 7:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Cameras follow the team every sweaty step of the way as they explore the beautiful wilderness of Guyana, from abseiling down one of the most powerful waterfalls in the world to climbing to the very top of the rainforest trees. Known as the land of giants, Guyana is home to the huge anaconda, the world's largest tarantula and giant ottersGordon Buchanan goes in search of the elusive jaguar, while Steve Backshall abseils down one of the most powerful waterfalls in the world to see the creatures living there. Meanwhile, Justine Evans climbs to the top of the rainforest trees in search of monkeys and macaws and George McGavin explores rotten logs for whip spiders.
E02
Episode 2
Wed, Aug 6 2008 7:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
The team pushes further into the jungle wilderness, searching for unusual and endangered animals that live there. Base camp is invaded by scorpions and poisonous centipedes, and Gordon Buchanan discovers an animal thief helping itself to base camp supplies.Steve Backshall finds giant piranha and the long-fanged sabretoothed fish in his river survey, whilst George McGavin catches the world's largest tarantula. The climbing team begins an attempt to scale a huge unclimbed mountain at the forest's edge.
E03
Episode 3
Wed, Aug 13 2008 7:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Steve Backshall and the climbing team struggle to reach the summit of a huge unclimbed tabletop mountain on the edge of the forest. The team live rough on the summit, searching for new species and scientific discoveries.Justine Evans searches for giant anteater, while George and Gordon struggle up a remote jungle river to find a rainforest paradise where the animals appear to show no fear of man.
George McGavin
George McGavin as Presenter
Gordon Buchanan
Gordon Buchanan as Presenter
Justine Evans
Justine Evans as Presenter
Steve Backshall
Steve Backshall as Presenter

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