Self is a real person portrayed by Paul Stewart in the TV series Planet Earth (based on a true story).
They appear in 1 episodes out of a total of 11 aired
Self is also portrayed by Michael Kelem, Simon King, Doug Allan, Peter Scoones, Rick Rosenthal, Doug Anderson, Jonathan Keeling, Mark Linfield, Tania Jenkins and Mike Holding.
Episodes1
Jungles
episode S1.E8 april 2007On 3% of the Earth's surface, the rain forest is the habitat for half our animal species, even 80% of insects. So its wildlife is most competitive, like the birds of paradise's mating, and specialized with unique relationships of predation, parasitism etc. For plants, the quest for light is key to stratification, paralleled by interacting animals eating fruits, leaves and other animals. Even the jungle cacophony is stratified. On the soil, recycling specialist like fungi restart the cycle of life. In Central Africa even herds of elephants specialize in following self-made forest paths.
