The Amazon of the East
The Amazon of the East: Season 1

Air Date

January 22, 2017

Episodes

3 episodes

The Amazon of the East

Season 1

Episodes

Font of Life

1. Font of Life

January 22, 2017
50 min

Starting at Imbak Falls, wildlife photographer Cede Prudente together with boatman Rizal start their journey down Borneo's longest river the Kinabatangan.

Gift to the Earth

2. Gift to the Earth

January 23, 2017
50 min

Travelling further down the Kinabatangan River, wildlife photographer Cede Prudente checks out a trap set to capture the elusive Clouded Leopard. We meet a man dedicated to rescuing Sun Bears from the illegal pet trade. Cede witnesses two million wrinkly bats leaving for their nightly feed as the raptors hunt them. And we meet the group trying to detect animal to human viruses.

Balancing the Scales

3. Balancing the Scales

January 24, 2017
50 min

Documenting the Kinabatangan river in Borneo, wildlife photographer Cede Prudente meets village elder Patti Arsah and his grandson. Biologist Marc Ancranez works with villagers to save humankind's closest genetic relative - the orangutan. Conservationist Luke Evans attaches a satellite tracker to a wild Saltwater Crocodile, and Cede completes his once in a lifetime journey.