The Cave of Swallows in Mexico is a 400m vertical shaft, deep enough to engulf the Empire State Building. The Lechuguilla cave system in the USA is 193km long and 500m deep with astonishing crystal formations hanging from its chambers. Although often overlooked, caves are remarkable habitats with equally bizarre wildlife. Cave angel fish cling to the walls behind cave waterfalls with microscopic hooks on their flattened fins. Cave swiftlets navigate by echo-location and build nests out of saliva. The Texas cave salamander has neither eyes nor pigment. Unique access to a hidden world of stalactites, stalagmites, snotites and troglodytes brings a wealth of surprises.

Planet Earth Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - From Pole to Pole
• s01e02 - Mountains
• s01e03 - Fresh Water
• s01e04 - Caves
• s01e05 - Deserts
• s01e06 - Ice Worlds
• s01e07 - Great Plains
• s01e08 - Jungles
• s01e09 - Shallow Seas
• s01e10 - Seasonal Forests
• s01e11 - Ocean Deep

Planet Earth Show Summary

Planet Earth is a 2006 television series produced by the BBC Natural History Unit. Five years in the making, it was the most expensive nature documentary series ever commissioned by the BBC and was described by its makers as 'the definitive look at the diversity of our planet'.

Each 50 minute episode features a global overview of a different biome or habitat on Earth, followed by a ten-minute featurette which takes a behind-the-scenes look.