Island Of The Monsoon

Season 1
A six-part exploration of Sri Lanka reveals how the tropical island’s monsoons and dry seasons shape the lives of the animal and birdlife that call it home.
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  1. S1 E1 - Island Of The Monsoon

    February 21, 2023
    45min
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    A young female leopard must learn to hunt, mate, and find a territory to call her own during a brutal dry season in southeastern Sri Lanka.
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  2. S1 E2 - Loka the Baby Elephant

    February 28, 2023
    45min
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    A mother elephant raises her baby boy in the midst of a brutal dry season in Sri Lanka’s Minneriya National Park.
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  3. S1 E3 - Island Of The Monsoon

    March 7, 2023
    48min
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    A particularly harsh dry season forces a mugger crocodile to leave his uninhabitable forest lake home in search of new hunting grounds.
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  4. S1 E4 - Island Of The Monsoon

    March 14, 2023
    48min
    TV-PG
    Monsoon season arrives in Sri Lanka, but the uneven distribution of rainfall from region to region creates contrasting habitats and a wild diversity of life.
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  5. S1 E5 - Island Of The Monsoon

    March 21, 2023
    46min
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    The waters produced by Sri Lanka’s monsoon season journey from mountains to rainforests to coastal mangroves, creating a wild array of habitats.
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  6. S1 E6 - Island Of The Monsoon

    March 28, 2023
    46min
    7+
    Southern Sri Lanka’s Yala National Park is home to over 200 bird species, some trying to raise their young, others on the hunt for easy prey.
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