Synopsis
Wildlife expert Liz Bonnin, actor Freida Pinto and mountaineer Jon Gupta reveal the hidden wonders of India's surprising natural world. This is a land where the tea comes with added elephants, gibbons sing to greet the morning, tigers dance and lions roam.
- Programme: India: Nature's Wonderland
- Episode: 1
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2015
- Geography | Biomes | Human impact on ecosystems
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Meet the gibbons | India: Nature's Wonderland
Meet the gibbons | India: Nature's Wonderland
Freida Pinto and gibbon expert Deben Borah find a family of gibbons but when we get too close they make their feelings known.
Meet the gibbons | India: Nature's Wonderland
Meet the gibbons | India: Nature's Wonderland
Freida Pinto and gibbon expert Deben Borah find a family of gibbons but when we get too close they make their feelings known.
Meet the gibbons | India: Nature's Wonderland
Meet the gibbons | India: Nature's Wonderland
Freida Pinto and gibbon expert Deben Borah find a family of gibbons but when we get too close they make their feelings known.
Meet the gibbons | India: Nature's Wonderland
Meet the gibbons | India: Nature's Wonderland
Freida Pinto and gibbon expert Deben Borah find a family of gibbons but when we get too close they make their feelings known.
Meet the gibbons | India: Nature's Wonderland
Meet the gibbons | India: Nature's Wonderland
Freida Pinto and gibbon expert Deben Borah find a family of gibbons but when we get too close they make their feelings known.
Meet the gibbons | India: Nature's Wonderland
Meet the gibbons | India: Nature's Wonderland
Freida Pinto and gibbon expert Deben Borah find a family of gibbons but when we get too close they make their feelings known.
Meet the gibbons | India: Nature's Wonderland
Meet the gibbons | India: Nature's Wonderland
Freida Pinto and gibbon expert Deben Borah find a family of gibbons but when we get too close they make their feelings known.
Meet the gibbons | India: Nature's Wonderland
Meet the gibbons | India: Nature's Wonderland
Freida Pinto and gibbon expert Deben Borah find a family of gibbons but when we get too close they make their feelings known.
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