Man and the Earth
El hombre y la Tierra is a 1974 television series produced by Radio Televisión Española.
Cast: Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente
16HDCC
18 episodes
1. Presentation (Venezuelan Series)During the spring of 1973, a TVE crew, in close collaboration with several Venezuelan government agencies, produced a series of 18 ecological documentaries under the general title of Man and the Earth.16CC27minMar 4, 1974
2. The Scourge of the SunThe show's crew undertakes a rescue operation for the animals most affected by the heat and drought.16CC23minMar 11, 1974
3. Operation AnacondaDuring a rescue operation, the crew captures gigantic anacondas, caimans, and tortoises to prevent them from dying of dehydration.16CC29minMar 18, 1974
4. The Capybara RoundupThe animals most affected by the tremendous drought plaguing the plains of Venezuela are the chigüires, or capybaras, rodents weighing up to 50 kilograms. Capybaras are part of a relict population that must have been extremely prosperous in South America before the uplift of the Isthmus of Panama allowed modern mammals to enter the isolated sanctuary of South American wildlife. The Man and the Earth crew conducts a study on the zoogeographical history, as well as the ecology and behavior of these fascinating rodents.16CC28minMar 25, 1974
5. The Venezuelan Virgin JungleThe largest forest mass on our planet spans the immense Orinoco–Amazon basin. Under a perpetually humid climate, the giants of the jungle grow to heights exceeding 60 meters.16CC27minApr 10, 1974
6. The Yanomami, a People of the JungleIn the deciduous jungles lining the banks of the Upper Orinoco and its tributaries lives a Paleo-Indian tribe that has only very recently come into contact with civilization: the Yanomami, one of the few truly free peoples remaining in the world today.16CC28minApr 17, 1974
7. In Search of the Indians of the Upper OrinocoFélix Rodríguez de la Fuente and his crew navigate the Orinoco, where they encounter the Yanomami. A people of the Venezuelan jungle who, despite having no knowledge of mathematical laws, build perfect bridges based on their thorough understanding of every type of wood in the jungle. A people of the forest who avoided the great rivers because, according to their traditions, that was where the great dangers lay. An adventure on the banks of the Orinoco River.16CC29minMay 18, 1974
8. The World of the JaguarThe largest and most powerful of South American carnivores is the jaguar. Once abundant, the Man and the Earth crew had to travel thousands of kilometers deep into the jungle to discover the last strongholds of this great predator.16CC27minMay 25, 1974
9. The Fierce PeopleOne of the most distinctive traits of the Yanomami is their warlike behavior.16CC26minJun 8, 1974
10. A Camp in the Virgin JungleAfter spending a season with the Yanomami, the Man and the Earth crew is guided by some of these indigenous people deeper into the jungle, where the native hunters make camp during their summer nomadic wanderings.16CC26minJun 11, 1974
11. The Giant OtterThe giant otter, or water dog as it is known in South America, is one of the most beautiful, fascinating, and little-known animals in the world.16CC26minJun 16, 1974
12. The Sacred MountainSouth of Puerto Ayacucho, the vertical and inviolate mass of Cerro Autana rises, the sacred mountain of the Piaroa people.16CC30minJun 22, 1974
13. The Plains of VenezuelaThe Man and the Earth crew shows us the Llanos of Venezuela, one of the largest and least known regions on the planet.16CC27minJul 6, 1974
14. The Paradise of the BirdsSouth America is a paradise for birds, known by scientists as the "continent of birds." The Republic of Venezuela alone is home to more bird species than the entire European continent.16CC27minJul 13, 1974
15. The World of CoralThe Man and the Earth crew, joined on this occasion by underwater and surface filmmakers, captures on camera an entire world of coral that forms the subject of this episode.16CC30minJul 20, 1974
16. The Island of the GannetsOn a flat islet covered with glasswort, in the middle of the Venezuelan Coral Sea, brown boobies nest. The reproductive biology of this immense colony is the subject of this episode of Man and the Earth. For a European, explains Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente, "someone accustomed to animals fearing his presence, the most surprising thing is the calm with which these boobies welcome these new 'animals.'"16CC30minJul 30, 1974
17. My Friend the OtterAt the small river port of La Esmeralda, the Man and the Earth crew finds a six-month-old giant otter that had been literally torn from the belly of its dead mother and was being raised by a native to be sold at one year of age to fur buyers.16CC28minJul 5, 1974
18. The Lost EdenDr. Rodríguez de la Fuente concludes the expedition across Venezuela and returns to Spain with the giant otter rescued from death in Puerto Ayacucho (La Esmeralda). They are accompanied by another otter, a sibling of the first, also rescued from death.16CC27minAug 12, 1974
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El hombre y la Tierra is a 1974 television series produced by Radio Televisión Española.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente
- Created by
- Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente
- Studio
- TVE
Maturity rating
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Audio languages
Spanish
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