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The lost land of the Jaguar (Part 1/3) – [Updated]

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[Update] – PART 2 of the documentary is NOW AVAILABLE. 🙂

Please note: All imagery used in this article is copyright and remains the property of the BBC.

Yesterday, the BBC broadcast a one-hour, fascinating, documentary of an untouched landscape in Guyana, South America.
This landscape, untouched and preserved until present day, is thought to be full of undocumented, never-seen-before wildlife.

I watched the entire documentary, and thought I’d share some of it here.
Here are some of the more interesting finds …

The Bearded Sakki

The Amazon Rainforest Dragon
A new species of lizard.

The Howler Monkey
This monkey has a call which resembles that of a ghostly echo.

The Golden Rocket Frog
A frog the size of your fingernail, this little critter lives in the wetter-most conditions of northern Guyana.
The Golden Rocket Frog can live it’s entire life on the surface of a leaf.

Whip Spider
This unusual predator uses an antenna the size of one of it’s legs to sense and feel the environment around it. The whip spider, is known for tapping it’s long delicate sensor on the back of nearby cave crickets. This is a instinctual action. As a result, the cricket, fearing for it’s life, jumps straight into the jaws of the Whip Spider. :O

Macaw
A very rare topical bird, resembling a parrot.

The Tree Frog
While the team scaled down a waterfall three times the size of Niagara, they came across this little fellow. Crafted by nature and highly adapted for climbing, the tree frog was in it’s element.

The Slipper Orchid
Aptly named for it’s slipper-shaped stigma, the slipper orchid is only found in northern Guyana. They are said they could be worth millions to an orchid collector back here in the UK, but where they are now, they are untouched, unspoiled and preserved in natural beauty.

The documentary is in three parts, and I’ll be following it until it ends. It truly was a fascinating watch.
If you want to watch this episode again, and your in the UK, it’s now available on the BBC iPlayer, here.

[Edit] – The recording is available until 8:59pm GMT, Wednesday 6th August.

Part 2 – Wednesday 6th August.

R-Fly

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6 responses to “The lost land of the Jaguar (Part 1/3) – [Updated]”

  1. Mikie Avatar
    Mikie

    I’m glad you found the program fascinating, but just wanted to make on correction. Guyana is actually in South America (bordered by Brazil to the south, Venezuala to the west, the Atlantic Ocean to the north & Suriname to the east). I’m from Guyana so I’m used to explaining that it is not Ghana. Thanks for the picturs though, I was unable to see the program.

  2. razorianfly Avatar
    razorianfly

    @Mikie

    I will be sure to research into my articles more thoroughly,
    before submitting them for publishing.

    The error you pointed out has now been amended 🙂

    Thanks for visiting the blog.

    Razorianfly
    http://razorianfly.wordpress.com

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