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Documentaries like Planet Earth II

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The 3 reasons people love Planet Earth II

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  1. You like seeing how animals live in every kind of habitat, even cities.

  2. You like a chase scene where the hunter is a snake and the prey is real.

  3. You like images so close you can see every scale and feather.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Planet Earth2006

    • seeing how animals live in every kind of habitat, even cities

    Good for you if you like mountains, jungles and deserts filmed from the air.

  • Our Planet2019

    • seeing how animals live in every kind of habitat, even cities
    • images so close you can see every scale and feather

    Good for you if you like animals in their habitats, from forests to the deep sea.

  • Blue Planet II2017

    • seeing how animals live in every kind of habitat, even cities
    • images so close you can see every scale and feather

    Good for you if you like ocean life, from coral reefs to the deep sea.

  • Frozen Planet2011

    • seeing how animals live in every kind of habitat, even cities
    • images so close you can see every scale and feather

    Good for you if you like the Arctic and Antarctica and what lives there.

  • The Blue Planet2001

    • seeing how animals live in every kind of habitat, even cities
    • images so close you can see every scale and feather

    Good for you if you like the ocean from the shore to the deep.

  • Life2009

    • seeing how animals live in every kind of habitat, even cities

    Good for you if you like seeing how animals and plants get through each day.

  • March of the Penguins2005

    • seeing how animals live in every kind of habitat, even cities

    Good for you if you like Antarctica, its cold and its silence.

  • My Octopus Teacher2020

    • seeing how animals live in every kind of habitat, even cities

    Good for you if you like cold water, kelp and the life hidden in it.

  • Welcome to Earth2021

    • seeing how animals live in every kind of habitat, even cities

    Good for you if you like volcanoes, deserts and deep water seen up close.

  • Free Solo2018

    • seeing how animals live in every kind of habitat, even cities
    • a chase scene where the hunter is a snake and the prey is real

    Good for you if you like holding your breath through a climb you already know the end of.

  • Life of Pi2012

    • images so close you can see every scale and feather

    Good for you if you like a sea that turns into a sky.

  • Gravity2013

    • a chase scene where the hunter is a snake and the prey is real

    Good for you if you want ninety minutes of holding your breath.

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