Should you watch Human Planet?
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Human Planet
Documentary · 2011
A cinematic experience bringing you the most amazing human stories in the world. Humans and wildlife surviving in the most extreme environments on Earth.
The sides of Human Planet
- Hunters on the Arctic sea ice
- Fishermen in jungles and rivers
- People living in deserts and on mountains
Human Planet is good for you if…
- you like people living alongside wild animals and harsh landscapes.
- you like being amazed at how humans adapt to the extremes of the planet.
- you like real people finding food where it seems impossible.
Human Planet is bad for you if…
- you want one story and the same people to follow across episodes.
- you need chases and fights, not patient observation.
About: adaptation · humans and nature · tradition
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