INDIA - NATURE'S WONDERLAND

Tuesday, March 21 and Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Watch now with KPBS Passport!

How does a country with a population of more than a billion people still have room for such a huge range of wildlife? Join wildlife biologist Liz Bonnin, actor Freida Pinto and mountaineer Jon Gupta to explore India’s natural wonders. From tigers and gibbons to elephants and rhinos, the sacred Ganges to tea plantations, experience the subcontinent’s marvels.

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Freida Pinto meets a baby elephant at an elephant camp in Kaziranga National Park, India.

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Pulikali tribal dancers, India.

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Asiatic lion pride resting during the heat of the day, India.

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Great pied hornbill, feeding his mate within the tree.

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A tiger stalks, India.

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Lion-tailed macaque

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Indian one-horned rhino, Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India.

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Demoiselle cranes take to the skies above Khichan, India.

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Demoiselle cranes feeding in the village square in Khichan, India.

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Presenter Freida Pinto

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Presenter Jon Gupta

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Presenter Liz Bonnin

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EPISODE GUIDE:

Episode 1 encore Tuesday, March 21 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 - Join a journey through India to discover its rich culture and rare wildlife. Experience a ritual tiger dance and see lions, elephants and India’s only ape — the hoolock gibbon. Then climb to the Himalayas where the Ganges River begins.

Episode 2 encore Wednesday, March 22 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 - Continue exploring India and meet a man who spent 30 years planting his own rainforest. On the way, encounter demoiselle cranes, tahr goats, one-horned rhinos, the tiny pika and lion-tailed macaques. Witness the mass hatching of olive ridley turtles.

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A BBC production with PBS