Lost Worlds: Life in the Balance Page #2
- Year:
- 2001
- 40 min
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at the airstrip,
go upriver by canoe,
and hopefully to the top of
Mount Roraima by helicopter.
Beneath us is the watershed
Tonight we'll stay in a
Pemon Indian village
where we've hired a local boatman.
a lot closer now.
I like the Pemon word for them - tepuy.
But I can see why others have
called them the Lost World.
Now the river is too shallow
for the boat
We'll hike the rest of the way and
explore the rainforest on our way...
I can't believe the beauty
of this place.
On the riverbank,
Only hours ago, a jaguar was here.
This tells us that the ecosystem still
has a full range of biodiversity.
Large predators control the number
of mammals like the coatimundi,
so they don't overgraze
the fruits and seedlings,
or eat too many birds eggs.
the health of the forest
Now, this is it...
the moment I've been thinking about
for weeks.
Our guide Nadim sayss these pilots
know the mountains better than anyone.
Next stop,
Mount Roraima is a biological island,
lost in time...
eroded by eons of wind and rain.
The pilots can't shut off
the engine up here.
They have to get out before
the next storm,
and one is coming in fast now.
They'll be back with supplies
in three days, if they can.
I had mixed feelings
watching the helicopter leave.
It was like being left alone
on another planet...
surrounded by images
from the dawn of time.
In these conditions,
shelter is the priority.
Science will have to wait
Roraima is a natural laboratory
for studying the adaptation
of species to harsh environments.
Fabian is the team's plant specialist
All over Roraima, there are these
beautiful miniature gardens.
Most of the summit is bare rock,
so the rain runs off quickly.
Plants only grow in depressions
where water and soil can accumulate.
little islands,
we see that they are just lying
like rugs on top of the rock.
The soil is mostly sand,
with very few nutrients.
incredible amount of life,
probably most of it exists only on
this mountain, and no where else.
In this nutrient-poor environment,
plants have evolved different
strategies for survival...
Some have become carnivorous,
trapping and consuming insects.
Other carnivorous plants lure insects
with vivid color and attractive scent
And their pitcher-shape is also
a perfect trap.
Thousands of slippery hairs cover
the inside of the pitcher.
It's only a matter of time
before the victim
slips into the bowl
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