Growing up in the rainforests in the heart of Colombia, a young capuchin monkey has to master his climbing skills, learn how to find food and learn to distinguish friend from foe. Jaguar and caiman are among the deadliest predators that share his rainforest home, but the biggest threat to his survival comes from his own kind. Has this little one got what it takes?
From Colombia’s high altitude plains of the Páramo to its lowland tropical forests, hummingbirds have evolved into an extraordinary number of species. Whether battling freezing rain or jungle predators, each mother must struggle to build a nest, protect her eggs and raise two chicks. Hers is a relentless quest, which she must face alone.
The flat savannas of the Colombian Llanos are governed by seasonal extremes that push life to the brink. Animals need all the help they can get to survive. In this unforgiving arena, there are no second chances, and only creatures best adapted to their brutal extremes will make it through a year in the Llanos.
Mona, a female cotton top tamarin is all alone in her tropical forest home. She has left the security of her birth family to search for an unrelated troop which might provide her with a future mate. On her lonely quest she encounters noisy howler monkeys, torrential downpours and a deadly boa constrictor. It’s a dangerous world for a tiny young monkey. Will Mona cope with all the challenges the Colombian forest brings, and ultimately find the family she is desperately looking for?
This is the story of Julieta, a female golden dart frog, in search of her Romeo. She’s about to lay her eggs and must find a male to fertilize them. Romeo’s calls guide her through the forest, but for a two-inch-long frog, crossing 100 yards of dense rainforest is no easy feat. With challenges at every turn, from gruelling terrain and torrential downpours to a frightening encounter with a hunter, it’s an epic mission. But it’s a journey that Julieta must complete if she’s to fulfil what may be her last chance to breed.