The first few episodes of David Attenborough’s Seven Worlds, One Planet have already aired over in the UK, although we haven’t been as lucky here in South Africa.

Yet – because it will air on DStv’s BBC Earth channel at some point in the future.

I’m not big on patience, though, so I decided to see what I could find on the BBC Earth YouTube channel.

In the past week, there are three videos from the show worth taking a look at, starting with ‘From Cute to Terrifying in Under 60 Seconds’:

Snub-nose monkeys in China face a gruelling winter with little food and no shelter from the cold. These two families will fight to the death for a meal if they have to.

Basically what happens with the last rusk in my house:

Next up, ‘The World’s Smallest Rhino is Going Extinct’:

The Sumatran rhino is facing extinction due to deforestation and poaching. With only an estimated 80 left in the world, can the species be saved?

I have no jokes to make here:

Finally, a combination of cute and catastrophe with ‘Fluffy Chicks are Blown From Their Nests in Antarctic Storms’:

Albatross chicks are being blown from their nests by stronger and stronger storms, intensified by climate change. With their parents unable to recognise them once they’re off their roost, how will they survive?

Spoiler alert – this doesn’t have the happiest of endings:

Judging by what we’ve seen so far (and what we’ve read), it looks like this series might make for tough viewing at times.

If that’s what’s required for people to sit up and take notice, though, then so be it.

[source:bbcearth]