How nature works. Jungle

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Jungle transports us around the emerald band that encircles our planet -- our jungles. And begins by tackling one of the biggest puzzles about the world's rainforests: why do these places have such a bewildering variety of life, far greater than any other habitat on Earth? The quest begins in Panama, where more varieties of bird have been recorded in a single day, than anywhere else on the planet. We then travel to Borneo to see how some of the largest animals of the jungle, the orangutan and the forest elephant, are crucial in protecting the biodiversity of the rainforests. Finally, we travel to the Amazon to witness a truly amazing web of relationships, centered around the Brazil nut tree. Jungle is from the BBC natural world series How Nature Works which looks at the many connections that make life on Earth possible.