Outback

Summary An introspective three-part documentary series about the rich and dangerous wildlife of the Kimberley region in the Australian Outback and some of the people there who live with it or off of it. View more details

Outback

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Mark Coles Smith Mandy Watson Albert Wiggan Peter Strain

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : May 31, 2018

Countries of origin : Australia

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Production companies : Northern Pictures

Summary An introspective three-part documentary series about the rich and dangerous wildlife of the Kimberley region in the Australian Outback and some of the people there who live with it or off of it. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : May 31, 2018

Countries of origin : Australia

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Production companies : Northern Pictures

Episode 3 • Dec 31, 1969
Return of the Wet
It's early spring in Kimberley, and the humidity is becoming unbearable. Soon, the monsoons will hit, but until then, it's the dry and hot "Troppo Season" when madness reigns. Two elderly friends go searching for gold in the bush using a metal detector. A bat colony deals with the heat. A team of scientists is on a dangerous mission to try and help the crocs inhabiting the Windjana Gorge oasis as the invasion of the poisonous cane toad threatens the area. Another team is breeding everyone's favorite food, the barramundi, to restock the lake Kununurra where fish is dying out, which attracts the goanna monitor lizards. In the Purnululu National Park, the indigenous people work as the park's rangers. The park attracts thousands of tourists each year thanks to its breathtaking vistas and the ancient, 30.000 years old, aboriginal cave art which archaeologists are still trying to decipher. In Roebuck Bay, fascinating creatures such as the Australian snubfin dolphin, and the dugong sea cow live. Photographer Peter Strain uses macro lenses to shoot the curious tiny invertebrates like miniature crabs which hide in the sand on the beach. The Bay is also one of the major rest stops for migrating birds, which brings ornithologists here as well. Scientists and rangers also team up to conduct biodiversity surveys in the Windjana Gorge area with focus on tiny marsupials and reptiles of the region, including the Kimberley rock monitor and the chestnut mouse, two of numerous rare species which only exist in this corner of the planet. As the monsoons finally hit, the indigenous people of Kimberley ritualistically celebrate.
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