Planet Earth III

Freshwater

12 Nov 2023

Locations not known for sequences 

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Species features in each Sequence

1
Gliding leaf frog
2
Mugger crocodile, Chital
3
African jacana, Nile crocodile
4
Cape wild dog, Red lechwe
5
Livingston's cichlid
6
Goby sp.
7
Indus river dolphin

# Species by IUCN Conservation Status

1
Gliding leaf frog
Agalychnis spurrelli
LC
Gliding leaf frog (Agalychnis spurrelli) as shown in Planet Earth III - FreshwaterGliding leaf frog (Agalychnis spurrelli) as shown in Planet Earth III - FreshwaterGliding leaf frog (Agalychnis spurrelli) as shown in Planet Earth III - Freshwater
Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

As noted by Abigail Brown, assistant producer: "We filmed the gliding tree frog sequence from the Planet Earth III Freshwater episode in the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica." [1]
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2
Mugger crocodile
Crocodylus palustris
VU
Mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) as shown in Planet Earth III - FreshwaterMugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) as shown in Planet Earth III - FreshwaterMugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) as shown in Planet Earth III - Freshwater
Yala National Park, Sri Lanka

2
Chital
Axis axis
LC
Chital (Axis axis) as shown in Planet Earth III - FreshwaterChital (Axis axis) as shown in Planet Earth III - FreshwaterChital (Axis axis) as shown in Planet Earth III - Freshwater
Yala National Park, Sri Lanka

3
African jacana
Actophilornis africanus
LC
African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) as shown in Planet Earth III - FreshwaterAfrican jacana (Actophilornis africanus) as shown in Planet Earth III - FreshwaterAfrican jacana (Actophilornis africanus) as shown in Planet Earth III - Freshwater
Chobe River, Namibia

3
Nile crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus
LC
Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) as shown in Planet Earth III - FreshwaterNile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) as shown in Planet Earth III - FreshwaterNile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) as shown in Planet Earth III - Freshwater
Chobe River, Namibia

4
Cape wild dog
Lycaon pictus pictus
EN
Cape wild dog (Lycaon pictus pictus) as shown in Planet Earth III - FreshwaterCape wild dog (Lycaon pictus pictus) as shown in Planet Earth III - FreshwaterCape wild dog (Lycaon pictus pictus) as shown in Planet Earth III - Freshwater
Okavango Delta, Botswana

As noted by Charlotte Bostock, producer and director of the episode: "I was lucky enough to spend five weeks there filming the wild dog hunt for the Planet Earth III Freshwater episode and had the most incredible wildlife encounters." [1]
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4
Red lechwe
Kobus leche leche
NT
Red lechwe (Kobus leche leche) as shown in Planet Earth III - FreshwaterRed lechwe (Kobus leche leche) as shown in Planet Earth III - FreshwaterRed lechwe (Kobus leche leche) as shown in Planet Earth III - Freshwater
Okavango Delta, Botswana

5
Livingston's cichlid
Nimbochromis livingstonii
LC
Livingston's cichlid (Nimbochromis livingstonii) as shown in Planet Earth III - FreshwaterLivingston's cichlid (Nimbochromis livingstonii) as shown in Planet Earth III - FreshwaterLivingston's cichlid (Nimbochromis livingstonii) as shown in Planet Earth III - Freshwater
Monkey Bay, Lake Malawi, Malawi

As noted by camera operator, Sam Lewis: "Monkey Bay is located right on the shoreline of Lake Malawi and is a great access point for seeing the incredible Cichlid species that have evolved there and their unique behaviours. This is where we filmed the 'play dead' Cichlid sequence for the Planet Earth III Freshwater episode." [1]
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6
Goby sp.
-
?
Goby sp. () as shown in Planet Earth III - FreshwaterGoby sp. () as shown in Planet Earth III - FreshwaterGoby sp. () as shown in Planet Earth III - Freshwater
Bioko, Equatorial Guinea

7
Indus river dolphin
Platanista minor
EN
Indus river dolphin (Platanista minor) as shown in Planet Earth III - FreshwaterIndus river dolphin (Platanista minor) as shown in Planet Earth III - FreshwaterIndus river dolphin (Platanista minor) as shown in Planet Earth III - Freshwater
Sukkur, Pakistan