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Planet Earth: Miniseries

11 episodes Premiered Mar 5, 2006 Updated Jul 22, 2026
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Episodes

S1·E1

From Pole to Pole

Mar 5, 2006 · 53 min

A global tour examining the behaviors of animals and revealing the effects of climate change on their environments.

S1·E2

Mountains

Mar 12, 2006 · 49 min

An exploration of the world's major mountain ranges and the habitats they create.

S1·E3

Fresh Water

Mar 19, 2006 · 51 min

Although merely 3% of water on earth, fresh water plays an important part in the planet's weather and erosion. It is immensely important for all non-marine wildlife, which drinks f

S1·E4

Caves

Mar 26, 2006 · 50 min

Although often overlooked, caves are remarkable habitats with bizarre wildlife. Explore the structures created inside the earth as well as the adaptations animals have made to thri

S1·E5

Deserts

Apr 2, 2006 · 50 min

Despite the lack of rain, deserts are the most varied of our ecosystems. In fact, about thirty percent of the earth's land surface is covered in desert. Explore the unique conditio

S1·E6

Ice Worlds

Nov 5, 2006 · 51 min

Experience life in the most hostile corners of the planet by exploring the terrain, seasons, and animals of the Arctic and Antarctic.

S1·E7

Great Plains

Nov 12, 2006 · 50 min

This episode deals with savanna, steppe, tundra, prairie, and looks at the importance and resilience of grasses in such treeless ecosystems. Their vast expanses contain the largest

S1·E8

Jungles

Nov 19, 2006 · 51 min

Jungles cover roughly three percent of our planet yet contain fifty percent of the world's species. Experience the countless flora and fauna that inhabit these unique areas.

S1·E9

Shallow Seas

Nov 26, 2006 · 51 min

A look at the shallow seas of the earth, from coral reefs to kelp forests and beyond.

S1·E10

Seasonal Forests

Dec 3, 2006 · 51 min

Trees are Earth's largest organisms and are also one of the planet's oldest inhabitants. Seasonal forests (unlike tropical rain-forest) are the largest land habitats. A third of al

S1·E11

Ocean Deep

Dec 10, 2006 · 53 min

An exploration of the deepest, darkest realms of the ocean, spanning countless species to a depth of 2,000 meters.