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• Enter the apple snail — Waterworlds

  Duration: 3:04

• The Pantanal — Waterworlds

  Duration: 4:25

• Why the shark needs the sponge — Waterworlds

  Duration: 4:32

• Chris Packham swims with manta rays — Waterworlds

  Duration: 2:15
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• In Pictures: Waterworlds — Waterworlds

• In pictures: The Magical Forest — The Magical Forest

• In pictures: The Secret of the Savannah — The Secret of the Savannah

• In pictures: The Emerald Band — The Emerald Band

• Manta rays in the Maldives

  "I know it sounds corny, but it was truly magical."
  Researcher Gemma Greene describes a filming trip to remember whilst working on the Waterworlds episode.
  

  

• Fishy encounters with grizzly bears

  "I was attaching a camera to a tree when I heard a rustle behind me. I thought it was Mark the cameraman until I heard a grunt..."
  Assistant producer/ director Paul Williams shares his experiences filming grizzly bears for The Magical Forest episode.
  

  

• Filming the white rhino

  "Following an animal the size of a car and armed with a giant horn into the bush is not something to be taken lightly."
  Researcher Jasper Montana writes for the BBC TV Blog about his filming trip to Kenya
  

  

• It's a jungle out there

  "One especially mischievous animal went by the name “Ford” – because she once crushed a car!"
  Producer/director Adam White explains how his relationship with rainforests has changed through years of experience filming in jungles across the world.