Episode
Natural World: Metropolis
Overview
New York's concrete and steel plays host to fascinating wildlife, including falcons, raccoons and horseshoe crabs.
Details
- Series
- Natural World
- Season
- Season 16
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 1998-03-08
Episode context
Metropolis is Episode 17 in Season 16 of Natural World. It aired on 1998-03-08.
Previous / Next
Episode 16: Fire and Ice: an Icelandic Saga
During filming in Iceland, a huge volcano exploded under Europe's largest icecap, melting billions of tons of ice. But foxes, skuas, puffins and other wildlife have learnt to turn such natural disasters to their advantage.
Episode 18: The Otters of Yellowstone
Spanning three states, Yellowstone is America's most famous national park, with a cast of charming inhabitants set against stunning scenery. This film follows a family of river otters through the year as they learn to fish, fend off attacking coyotes and travel great distances around the beautiful park.
More episodes from this season
Episode 15: The Lost Lands of Scilly
Sharks, palm trees, shipwrecks and sandy shores are all vital ingredients for a sub-tropical paradise. Add sunken treasure, colourful corals, nectar sipping birds and exotic flowers and it sounds a long way from Britain. But the exotic Isles of Scilly are just beyond Land's End. Here Britain's biggest predator, the grey Atlantic seal, basks on the rocks and raucous colonies of nocturnal birds fill the midnight air.
Episode 19: The Forbidden Fruit
Following the success of David Attenborough's PRIVATE LIFE OF PLANTS, a further chance to see flora from unusual perspectives. Time-lapse technology and high-speed cameras show how plants use animals, humans and the elements to spread seeds.
Episode 14: Oman: Jewel of Arabia
Documenatary film looking at the geography, wildlife and peoples of Oman.
Episode 13: Borneo: Island in the Clouds
The wildlife of Borneo, home to a diverse array of creatures, including proboscis monkeys, forest elephants, rhinos and orang-utans. The island boasts the tallest peak in South-East Asia, Mount Kinabalu, and some of the world's largest cave systems, as well as mangrove swamps and a coral reef teeming with life.
Episode 12: Three Monkeys
How three species of monkey - howlers, red spiders and white-faced - use their different skills to fight for survival deep in the unpredictable and unforgiving tropical forests of Costa Rica.
Episode 11: The Dragons of Galapagos
A look at the iguanas of the Galapagos.
Episode 10: The Secret Garden
Timelapse and close-up photography reveals the natural lives of the plants and animals that inhabit an English garden.
Episode 9: On the Path of the Reindeer
This edition follows thousands of reindeer as they undertake a 400km migration through Lapland, guided by the Saami, the reindeer people. On the journey the reindeer give birth, evade predators, struggle over mountains and even swim across the sea to reach the lush summer pastures of the Arctic coast.
Episode 8: Beyond the Naked Eye
The hidden world of microscopic bugs, microbes, fungi and plants is revealed using special filming techniques. These tiny organisms can cause deadly diseases, but they also help to provide food and control the climate.
Episode 7: At the Edge of the Sea
An absorbing exploration of coastal British Columbia, At the Edge of the Sea provides an insight into the diverse life that thrives within the ever-changing landscape of the Pacific shoreline.
A vivid portrait of life amongst the violent surf, impressive time-lapse photography reveals the clever adaptations of the area's inhabitants. Acorn barnacles 'glue' themselves to rocks, while mussels produce strong threads to anchor themselves to the ocean floor and anemones develop adhesive undersides.