With the example of the youngest island on earth the programme unveils the ways and tricks which allow plants and animals to colonise a faraway land such as a new island. Islands can be originated by different geological mechanisms but their shape, composition, and position on the globe is reflected on their inhabitants.
Species that happen to found themselves isolated become different from their relatives living on continents. And sometimes this differences go as far as producing a dwarf elephant or a giant tortoise, a flightless bird or a record-size seed. ... continua

Penisola Valdes, in Patagonia, quasi ai confini del mondo. E' qui, sulle suespiagge remote, che ogni anno si rinnova l'eterno conflitto tra gli elefantidi mare. In agosto, quando l'inverno australe sta per finire, questianimali, i più grandi tra tutti i pinnipedi, approdano sulla battigia.Sembrano enormi sassi immobili; invece a Campagna e Baldi, i due biologiargentini che li studiano da oltre 10 anni, hanno rivelato una vita socialeintensa e ricca di colpi di scena. Le rive, fino a quel momento silenziose edeserte, diventano teatro di frenetiche attività e ... continua

STRANE AMICIZIE UNA STORIA DALKALAHARI
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Nel cuore dello spettacolare deserto del Kalahari, in SudAfrica, può non piovere per lunghi anni, la siccità prosciuga il letto deifiumi e sembra impedire ogni forma di vita. Qui, una famiglia di mangustegialle e un gruppo di citelli, gli scoiattoli di terra, hanno allacciato unastrana amicizia condividendo le stesse tane. E' una convivenza irta discrezi e di incomprensioni: temperamento e abitudini dei due coinquilinisono all'opposto. Ordine e gerarchia regnano ... continua

This film studies the fascinating social behaviour of the highly endangered lesser kestrel in the unique and spectacular scenery of the Sassi of Matera in Italy, one of the oldest human settlements known to mankind.Director: Andrea GuarnieriPhotography: Andrea Guarnieri - Maurizio Felli - Giancarlo PancaldiProduction: Paneikon - RAITRE - Channel 4 © 1995______________________________________To buy this video write to:info@paneikon.it ______________________________________Visit the site: www.paneikon.it

Ground squirrels have devised a highly effective alarm system to defend themselves from such predators as the hawk, coyote and bob cat. However this is no match for their worst enemy, the rattlesnake, which winds it way through an intricate system of tunnels to the squirrels nests. Director: Marco Visalberghi Photography: Maurizio Felli Production: Paneikon - RAITRE - National Geographic - WDR Köln © 1990 ______________________________________To buy this video write to:info@paneikon.it ______________________________________Visit the site: www.paneikon.it

THE HORSE WITH THE STRIPES Shot in the African plains and highlands of Tanzania and Kenya, this film follows the migration and behaviour of zebra herds. Living in the largest ecosystem in the world, most of their behaviours have evolved under the presence of many predators and other animals of the savannah. Directors: Ugo Adilardi Photography: Ugo Adilardi and Guido Albonetti Production: Paneikon - RAITRE - Nature Thirteen - WNET © 1991 To buy this video: info@paneikon.it Visit the site: www.paneikon.it

THE RETURN OF THE WOLF The Italian wolf has been mistaken as a ruthless predator and killer of livestock. The problem lies in the stray dogs who out-number the wolf 3200 to 1 creating direct competition for food and space and the loss of genetic identity of the wolf through hybridisation. Directors: Jost Geppert Photography:Maurizio Felli Production: Paneikon - RAITRE © 1991 To buy this video: info@paneikon.it Visit the site: www.paneikon.it

THE REVOLT OF THE YOUNG SEA LIONS The violent generational conflict in sea lion colonies during the mating season in Patagonia, Argentina. The struggle is between the adult males, able to gain and defend positions within the colony, and the sexually mature, but socially isolated, younger males. Directors: Ugo Adilardi and Marco Visalberghi Photography: Ugo Adilardi Production: Paneikon - RAITRE - National Geographic - WDR Köln © 1991 To buy this video: info@paneikon.it Visit the site: www.paneikon.it

THE WILD DOG'S LAST STAND The most endangered large carnivore in Africa is also the animal that has made a huge contribution to study of animal behavior. The Hunting strategies of the packs in Selous Game Reserve and the unusual and sometimes sinister breeding behavior in Kruger National Park these dog describe a totally new animal. Directors: Ugo Adilardi and Marco Visalberghi
Photography: Ugo Adilardi
Production: Paneikon - RAITRE - BBC - Licaone Fund
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Un MONDO di ISOLE -
PRIGIONIERI in PARADISO
serie ISLANDERS
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Le isole sono dei veri e propri laboratori dell' Evoluzione. Grazie al fattodi essere separate dalle masse continentali, le isole contengono una fauna euna flora molto differenti da quelle che si trovano sulle maggiori terreemerse. In questa serie di due ore, illustreremo le diverse modalità nellequali si originano le isole; esploreremo le strategie di colonizzazione diqueste "nuove" terre da parte di piante ed animali pionieristici; ... continua