EARTH LIVE
July 14, 2017An unprecedented global event
Sunday 23rd July 19:00 – National Geographic Channel
EARTH LIVE: a two-hour worldwide wildlife extravaganza where you can witness the earth’s greatest wildlife, shot by the world’s greatest wildlife cinematographers. Originally screened live in the US where Chris joined hosts Phil Keoghan and Jane Lynch in the studio for this epic broadcast.
Hosted by Phil Keoghan & Jane Lynch and joined by naturalist Chris Packham
The studio for EARTH LIVE was in New York City and simulcast globally in 171 countries and 45 languages. Phil, Jane and Chris gave viewers access to dozens of key locations across six continents — from South America to Asia and everywhere in between — as the world-renowned cinematographers used cutting-edge technology to showcase a number of wildlife firsts.
HIGHLIGHTS
- On a remote Thai island, a troop of long-tailed macaques demonstrated tool use. These intelligent monkeys use rocks to pry oysters and other shellfish off the rocks, and then crack them open for the food inside. View clip
- A small camera rigged on a Golden Eagle provided a FIRST-EVER LIVE birds-eye view as it flew over Oregon while GPS provided a live readout of the eagle’s speed, altitude and position. View clip
- In Frederick Sound, Alaska, a specifically designed drone called the “snot-bot” captured DNA from a humpback whale in A LIVE TELEVISION FIRST. View clip
- In Fiji, Emmy Award-Winning cinematographer Andy Casagrande broadcasted live, underwater from a feeding frenzy of bull sharks in the South Pacific. View clip
- In Australia, hundreds of weaver ants were hard at work creating elaborate nests out of rainforest leaves. They use the silk produced by their own larvae to glue the incredible construction together. View clip
EARTH LIVE
Sunday 23rd July 19:00 – National Geographic Channel
