People of the trees


A few weeks ago I told you about a BBC program I was looking forward to watching called Human Planet. I recorded it at the time and finally got around to watching it. It was full of information, but very different from what I expected. It started out with a group of men preparing for a hunt. They do this by dripping a substance into their eyes that they said would improve their eyesight. They also injected a kind of natural drug into their bodies. This was all to make them better hunters. They went on to hunt monkeys. As you probably already know, I am a huge animal lover so this was a bit too much to me. I almost turned it off, but overall I’m glad I continued watching.


Next there was a man who killed beautiful birds for their feathers that he used to decorate his garb for a dance where many tribes attended. There was also a part that showed the destruction of the rainforest due to logging and how local villagers use elephants to transport their trees, a trio of children who hunted and ate spiders, a man who climbed an extremely tall tree to gather honey for his family, and the program ends with the construction of a tree house which was probably my favorite part after the footage of the uncontacted tribes. There’s a behind-the-scenes for the treehouse which shows how they filmed the different angles and scenes and how they interacted with the people. It was really interesting seeing how different people live around the world. If you’re in the UK, you can watch the whole episode here or here.

While reading up on this show, I found that they have even more episodes full of fascinating lives. I think the one I watched may even have been the least exciting considering most of the photos I saw around the web were of the other episodes. The trailer I posted here is a mix of the whole series. I’m thinking I’ll have to watch it all. Have you watched any episodes of Human Planet?

Comments

mina
1 March 2011 - 3:26 am

I tweeted a clip of some guys stealing food from feeding lions the other day… with no weapons! I’m looking forward to seeing more of this too.

Kayla @ Exquisite Banana
1 March 2011 - 3:28 am

I haven’t watched but now I’m intrigued, though based on your description of the first episode, I fear I won’t be able to handle it…

on another note, hope you are having a splendid start to your week, Eva!

jazzy elizabeth
1 March 2011 - 11:57 am

amazing. x hivennn

Jules
7 March 2011 - 10:10 am

I haven’t, but now I’m really intrigued…will look into and see if I can catch up on some eps…

Love, Jules

Misty :)
11 March 2011 - 7:12 pm

Wow, this looks like a really interesting show! I’ve never really been big into reality shows, animal shows, or anything of this nature. But this actually looks like a good show. I know you said you were able to watch it and record it. Is it a show people in the US can see?

Eva
14 March 2011 - 12:01 am

Misty – I just watched another episode of this series today (about modern cities and animal “invaders”… it was really cool!). You might be able to catch it on Discovery or if you have a BBC program. A couple people from the US have mentioned to me that they’ve either watched it or want to so I’m sure you’d be able to find it, too!

Misty :)
15 March 2011 - 6:51 pm

Hmm…I don’t know if I have the BBC channel, but I do know I have the discovery channel. So I will definitely have to try and catch it sometime! And its called Human Planet right?

Eva
15 March 2011 - 7:29 pm

Misty – The series is called Human Planet, yes. There are quite a few episodes and they’re even available on DVD.





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