Jun
06

Secret Life of the Rainforest

World premiere tonight on the Smithsonian Channel: Secret Life of the Rainforest.

Wednesday, June 6, at 8 P.M. EST, Saturday, June 9, at 10 P.M. EST, Thursday, June 14, at 9 P.M. EST.

Rainforests cover just six percent of Earth’s surface yet contain almost half of the world’s plants and animals.  With a diversity of mammals, birds, and bugs unrivaled almost anywhere in the world, Panama’s Barro Colorado Island is the perfect microcosm of nature. Follow Ben Hirsch, Lars Markesteijn, and Leonor Alvarez Cansino of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute as they explore how life thrives in one of the most complex habitats on Earth.

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