We take a look at the animals showcased in Asia – the David Attenborough-led BBC TV series
David Attenborough’s Asia: which animals feature in the incredible BBC series?
Asia, the BBC’s groundbreaking wildlife TV series featuring David Attenborough, takes a close-up look at the awe-inspiring animals found on the world’s largest continent.
Featuring some of the most reclusive animals on earth, its filming teams managed to capture never-seen-before animal behaviour. We take a look at just some of the many species that we meet in the show.
Snow leopards
One of the most elusive cats, the snow leopard lives in some of the harshest conditions on Earth. In Asia, they’ve been filmed in one of the highest villages in the world at over 4,000 metres. They usually wander alone – but now, a hopeful male may have found a perfect mate.
Swifts
In the mountains of northern Thailand, one of the world’s largest population of swifts (not to be confused with another long-distance migrating bird, the swallow) can be found in a vast limescale cave. While they’re nesting, a horde of hungry giant carp and catfish wait in the water below for any birds that take a tumble. But one bird won’t go down without a fight.
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Sea krait and bluefin trevally fish
In the Banda Sea in Indonesia, we meet an unexpected duo who have teamed up to hunt in the coral triangle. While they’re venomous, like the sea snake, sea krait are not completely amphibious: so break the air and lays its eggs on land.
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Mudskippers
One of the creatures featured in the show is a dusky gilled mudskipper. Mudskippers are amphibious, meaning they live both on land and in water – and its unique anatomy allows it to walk on land. The TV crew captured their incredible shots in a mangrove forest in Ujung Kulon National Park, Indonesia.
Red pandas
The red panda is often considered to be one of the cutest animals in the world – it’s also one of its shyest. Although it famously chomps down on bamboo, the Asia team filmed a female hunting for kiwi fruit to help her get through the winter months.