Wild Sri Lanka - Season 1 Episode 3 Forest of Clouds
The forests of Sri Lanka rise above the rest of the country like islands out of the sea. Here, species found nowhere else in the world have been marooned on high forest plateaus, isolated from the rest of Sri Lanka, unable to cross from one forest patch to another. They have evolved into highly diverse, self-supporting arboreal outposts – between which bats and birds fly with messages from outside. These forests are islands within an island – to step into them is to travel to another world where life is sustained by cloud swells and dancing mists. And as this mountainous terrain has combined with not one, but two, monsoons, a distinct microclimate has formed among these cloud-cloaked trees. Nearly half the island’s flowering plants are found here and amidst the twisted vine and creepers, rare and delicate orchids dot the landscape. Blue magpies, red-slender loris and purple-faced monkeys inhabit this strange, colourful – and ever diminishing - world. But although forest habitats are in decline thanks to the encroachment of man, one thing remains certain. As long as it has water to sustain it, life –the fabulous, curious, glorious life that flourishes on these high peaks – remains.
Year: 2015
Genre: Documentary
Country: United Kingdom, Sri Lanka
Studio: National Geographic
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Cast: Paul McGann
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First Air Date: Jan 14, 2015
Last Air date: Jan 28, 2015
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 3 Episode
Runtime: 50 minutes
IMDb: 7.40/10 by 5.00 users
Popularity: 1.304
Language: English
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Season 1
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