The Face of the Deep
Examines the variety of plants and animals living in the Sargasso Sea, a gigantic floating bed of seaweed near Bermuda.
More from Season 3
Episode 1
Krakatoa: The Day that Shook the World
An examination of the Indonesian volcanic island Krakatoa, focusing on the global effects of the disastrous 1883 eruption that was heard 3,000 miles away and killed 36,000 people.
Episode 2
Treasures of the Gulf
How the war between Iran and Iraq is threatening the fragile ecology of the Persian Gulf.
Episode 3
Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind
How various species of plant life lure insects and animals to effect the pollination process.
Episode 4
Fragments of Eden
Explores the varieties of plant and animal life found in the Seychelles, a 90-island archipelago in the Indian Ocean, described in 1609 as “an earthly paradise”.
Episode 6
Yellowstone in Winter
Natural history photographer Wolfgang Bayer documents a winter spent in Yellowstone National Park.
Episode 7
Winter Days
Describes how wildlife copes with the challenge of cold weather by storing food building layers of fat, hibernating or merely fleeing for a warmer climate
