Australia Remastered
★ 8.5 · 2020 · Documentary
Join host Aaron Pedersen as he takes audiences on a journey around Australia, exploring the country’s iconic wildlife, its unique landscapes and the great oceans that surround it in the new series Australia Remastered. Explore some of Australia's most iconic and fascinating animals. From mysterious orca to the iconic kangaroo, intelligent parrots and the secret lives of reptiles, all have evolved to survive across the Australian landscape.
Episodes
1. Kangaroo Tales54m · The red kangaroo is iconic, but as Aaron Pedersen explains there is more to the kangaroo family than just one famous face. Explore how these marsupials spread across the continent, taking on a variety of shapes and forms.
2. Parrot Paradise56m · Parrots are by far some of the world's most intelligent birds. Aaron Pedersen explores why these intelligent birds thrive in Australia, and what kind of impact their exceptional intellect has on our environment.
3. Platypus and Echidna55m · Echidnas and platypuses are unique - the only mammals in the world to share some key traits with reptiles, including laying eggs. Aaron Pedersen explains how they are actually highly-tuned to their environment.
4. Wombat Kingdom55m · Known as the bulldozers of the bush, wombats are Australia's largest burrowing animals. Aaron Pedersen explores how their digging has transformed landscapes and changed the face of the continent.
5. Reptile Realm55m · There's more to Australia's reptiles than being cold-blooded killers. Aaron Pedersen explores intimate mating rituals and protective mothers and how we're only starting to scratch beneath the scales of our reptiles.
6. Orca53m · Orcas are notorious for being merciless ocean killers, but as Aaron Pedersen explains, this is mostly a misunderstanding of what is one of Earth's most intelligent mammals, who live together in complex family groups.More Like This
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