Wild New Zealand – Arte – TV show

Penguins breed in the forest, primitive lizards hunt their offspring in the bushes, and kiwis make a strange experiment in the dark of the night. The mountains, glaciers, and vast plains of New Zealand may in many places remind us of the landscapes of North America or Europe, but a second look reveals that the world of animals and plants on the islands at World’s End is amazingly different. Isolation, the forces of water and human influence have shaped New Zealand. Secluded between three oceans, the animal world here has evolved in a special way over more than 80 million years. There were no predatory mammals. This luxury has caused some species of birds to lose their ability to fly; The famous New Zealand bird, the kiwi, is just one of them. In the documentary, time-lapse recordings show the vibrancy of New Zealand’s magnificent landscape over the seasons, and intense slow motion allows animal behavior that occurs in milliseconds to become visible to the human eye, such as the battles of the Black Sea or the leaping acrobatics of hundreds of dolphin dolphins, brimming with atmosphere. de vivre. Underwater excursions to the depths of fjords and breathtaking landscape shots from the air, along with an atmospheric soundtrack, complete the narration of the secrets and natural treasures of islands at the other end of the world.