Paradise

Wild Sri Lanka The Undiscovered Paradise (2015)
BDRip | 720x400 | .AVI/XviD @ 1555 Kbps | 3x~50min | Audio: English AC3 384 kbps, 6 channels | Subs: None | 2.05 GiB
Genre: Documentary

Nowhere else on earth is the power of water to create, shape and sustain life as dazzlingly evident as on the island of Sri Lanka. Rising from the waves, it is a land where not one, but two monsoons mark time. A world where rains pour down, clouds swell, rivers flow and mists dance across the skies – where frosts dust the highlands and thousands of man-made lakes form a curious wonderland filled with a wildlife that is strange, beautiful and utterly unique. This 3-part series delves into the land of these spectacular creatures – from the largest mammal on earth, the blue whale, to the smallest, the Etruscan shrew. We discover how – from the moment Sri Lanka fractured from the primeval supercontinent Gondwana and drifted to its present position – this island has been ruled by one unstoppable force: water. Until recently, a quarter of a century of civil war isolated Sri Lanka’s wildlife from the world. But now that war is over – and Sri Lanka’s once-troubled waters are parting to reveal unseen ecological riches for the very first time.

In 1999, Australian Charlie Hill-Smith traveled as a tourist to West Papua (Irian Jaya), the Indonesian province on the island of Papua. He was deeply affected by the enchanting natural environment and the friendly locals. But when, after returning home, he started to look deeper into the country's culture, he realized that he had actually been in an undeclared war zone.