Episodes

13 episodes in this season

Welcome to the Future

25 min

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Return of the Ice

25 min

The Vanished Sea

25 min

Prairies of Amazonia

25 min

Cold Kansas Desert

25 min

Waterland

25 min

Flooded World

25 min

Tropical Antarctica

25 min

The Great Plateau

25 min

E10

The Endless Desert

25 min

E11

The Global Ocean

25 min

E12

Graveyard Desert

25 min

E13

The Tentacled Forest

325 min

The Future Is Wild

TV Series

200225m7.4

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Return of the Ice

Season 1 · Episode 2 · Apr 9, 2002

The episode is set in North Europe, 5 million years into the future. The episode focuses on three hypothesized species: (1) Shagrat, a descendant of the marmot that has grown in size and developed thicker fur and a smaller nose to protect it from the cold; (2) Snowstalker, a descendant of the wolverine that has evolved sabre-teeth and white fur for camouflage; (3) Gannetwhale, a descendant of the gannet which has grown to immense size to replace the sea mammals. The episode explains that the onset of the ice age was very fast, so many animals died out. The ones that did survive had to have quick generations so they evolved fast. This is why rodents were successful. The episode follows the story of a female Snowstalker teaching her cubs to hunt, the Gannetwhale's breeding season and the mass migration to the south of the Shagrats.

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The Future Is Wild

TV Series

200225m7.4

Documentary

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Return of the Ice

Season 1 · Episode 2 · Apr 9, 2002

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