Synopsis
Gordon Buchanan journeys up Papua New Guinea's Sepik River to meet the remarkable tribes who have learnt to live with terrifying crocodiles.
- Programme: Tribes, Predators & Me
- Series: 1
- Episode: Crocodile People of New Guinea
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2016
- Geography | Rainforest
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