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Crowded Continent

Episode 5 of 7

A look at how, in the planet's most densely populated continent, animals live at extremely close quarters with people - from tigers making a home in town to elephants stopping traffic for food.

In Asia, the most densely populated continent, animals have developed extraordinary ways to seize the opportunities of the human world - from tigers entering a city to hunt easy prey to elephants stopping traffic to demand food from motorists.

A small park in central Bangkok supports 300 giant lizards, whilst a flying squirrel in Taipei has made a cosy home in a school. Yet the changing human world creates unprecedented challenges – proboscis monkeys are forced to venture uncomfortably closer to humans, and swifts in Jerusalem face tough competition for nest sites.

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58 minutes

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Sun 1 Dec 2024 18:20

Credits

Role Contributor
Narrator David Attenborough
Production Manager Mandy Knight
Executive Producer Roger Webb
Executive Producer Jonny Keeling
Series Producer Matthew Wright
Producer Emma Hatherley

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  • Sun 1 Dec 2024 18:20