this is where you need to stand your ground. stay still. you don t run. at the ends of the earth is a land of extremes. home to spectacular wildlife. for centuries people and animals have battled for supremacy. but now enemies are becoming allies. together they face new challenges in our rapidly changing world. you are at the mercy of the elements. this is the story of what it takes to survive. on the edge of the world. for 12 months our film crews journeyed from the southern tip of the continent whoa! to the peaks of the andes. we made it! equipped with cutting-edge technology and accompanied by local experts. she s definitely a female. probably hunted this morning. they battled through extreme elements. with one goal. to capture the most compelling stories of the animals and the people that live in one of the wildest places on earth. as summer arrives in the southern hemisphere, the crews are making the most of the longer days and warmer weather. it
canopies, raft down rivers, hike glaciers. because he wants to immerse himself in the bugs environment. he s dedicated. this time esai s leading the crew into the heart of chile s valdivian forest. the mission is to find a primitive crane fly. it s going to be one of the prettiest insects you ve ever seen. that means rigging a light trap high up in the canopy. and where esai goes, elijah must follow. so the ropes team is rigging up my camera with some security lines, taking expensive equipment up into the canopy is never something you can not worry about. operating from anything moving is obviously difficult. there s a lot of variables.
own. they call him the bug detective. entomologist extraordinaire esai madriz. i specialize in going to areas of the world where no one has ever been, and i look for rare and new species of insects. the challenge for director kit laurie is keeping up with him. esai is not your average scientist. he s out in the field as much as he possibly can be. he ll climb to the top of tree canopies, raft down rivers, hike glaciers. because he wants to immerse himself in the bugs environment. he s dedicated. this time esai s leading the crew into the heart of chile s valdivian forest. the mission is to find a primitive crane fly. it s going to be one of the prettiest insects you ve ever