Natural World Season 18 Hokkaido: Garden of the Gods 1999
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A look at the unique wildlife of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island, and the island's few remaining members of the ancient Ainu race, who see all animals as sacred. Swept by winds from the high Arctic, Hokkaido is an island of towering volcanos and fairytale forests, where cranes perform dances in the snow, brown bears plunge for salmon in rivers and eagles plunder the spoils from winter fishing fleets. The unique wildlife of Hokkaido has long been worshipped by an ancient race of hunter-gatherers, called Ainu, a few of whom still survive among modern Japanese. Even today, they honour the natural world around them through ritualised dance and prayer.
- Released: 1999-10-10
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: David Attenborough, John Hannah, Juliet Stevenson
- Director: Brian Jackman, Andrew Graham-Brown, Mike Birkhead
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1. Riddle of the Right Whale 1999-10-03
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2. Hokkaido: Garden of the Gods 1999-10-10
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3. Elephants of the Sand River 1999-10-17
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4. In the Company of Bears 1999-10-24
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5. The Millennium Oak 1999-12-30
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6. The Temple Troop 1999-12-12
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7. Wild Indonesia: Island Castaways 2000-01-23
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8. Wild Indonesia: Underwater Worlds 2000-01-30
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9. Wild Indonesia: Magical Forests 2000-02-06
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10. The Tiger's Tale 2000-02-20
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11. The Wolf's Return 2000-05-08
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12. Monkey Warriors 2000-05-15
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13. Dangerous Australians 2000-05-22
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14. The Crater: Africa's Predator Paradise 2000-06-05
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15. Salmon: The Silver Tide 2000-06-19
