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Above the Clouds

Episode 2 of 7

Asia is the most mountainous continent on earth. From the tropical south to its barren centre, its highest places are home to some of our planet's most remarkable wildlife.

Asia is the most mountainous continent on earth. From the forested peaks of the tropics to the hostile heights of the Himalayas, Asia's mountains are home to an astonishing abundance of specialised plants and wildlife.

In India, elephants live in high-altitude tea plantations, and in Thailand, mountainous caves hide the planet's greatest gathering of swifts. In Pakistan, markhor live life truly on the edge, fighting for mates atop towering cliffs, and in Nepal, the forested foothills of the Himalayas provide hiding places for one of Asia's shyest mammals, the red panda.

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Credits

Role Contributor
Narrator David Attenborough
Production Manager Natalie Cross
Executive Producer Roger Webb
Series Producer Matthew Wright
Producer Sara Douglas

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It takes a village to conserve the snow leopard

It takes a village to conserve the snow leopard

By Dr Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi, Scientist for the Snow Leopard Trust

Filming the world’s largest goats in Pakistan

Filming the world’s largest goats in Pakistan

By Liv Grant, Researcher

The firefox of the Himalaya: the search for the red panda

The firefox of the Himalaya: the search for the red panda

By Stefan Hunt, Assistant Producer

Saving Oman’s unique desert cloud forest

Saving Oman’s unique desert cloud forest

By Sara Douglas, Producer / Director

Tracking India’s tea elephants

Tracking India’s tea elephants

By Joseph Russell, Assistant Producer

Danger at the swift colony

Danger at the swift colony

By Sara Douglas, Producer / Director

A tale of two worlds in the Dhofar Mountains

A tale of two worlds in the Dhofar Mountains

By Joseph Russell, Assistant Producer

Our fox mother

Our fox mother

By Joshua Cheng (Field Producer)