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Horses have long played an essential role for the nomadic peoples of Mongolia, but as Mongolians have adopted a sedentary way of life, they now breed horses primarily for their meat. This has had disastrous consequences, including animal abuse, overgrazing and obesity in large swathes of the population.
Naranbadrakh Batkhuu wants to revive the age-old relationship between Mongolians and their horses for the good of the people and the natural world.

Naranbadrakh Batkhuu wants to revive the age-old relationship between Mongolians and their horses.

Mongolia: The Man Who Loved Horses

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150 times a day, Marie Velakutshi dives to catch shellfish from the turbid waters of the River Congo. It's a tiring and dangerous job due to the strong current in Africa’s second longest river, and one carried out mostly by women.

150 times a day, Marie Velakutshi dives to catch shellfish from the turbid waters of the River Congo. 

Mussel Divers of the Congo Delta

Medieval combat techniques are alive and swishing in Spain. Every year, a big tournament takes place at the foot of the castle of Belmonte in Castile-La Mancha. Men and women dressed in armour face each other in duels, and fight 'battles' using swords and axes.

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At the foot of the castle of Belmonte, men and women dress in armour face each other in duels.

Spain: The Medieval Art of Combat

The monk seal is one of the most mysterious and endangered marine mammals in the Mediterranean. Around 500 of them live in Greek and Turkish waters, lurking in hard-to-reach underwater caves. A team from a Swiss foundation is using ultra-sophisticated cameras to try to learn more about their way of life, in the hope of better protecting them.

The monk seal is one of the most mysterious and endangered marine mammals in the Mediterranean.

Monk Seals: A Mediterranean Odyssey

Designer Erik Spiekermann explains how he created the map for Berlin's newly unified public transport network, just after reunification and the fall of the Berlin wall.

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Designer Erik Spiekermann explains how he created the map for Berlin's newly unified public transport network

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In Ireland, the River Shannon meanders between wet marshes and green plains before ending its journey at Limerick, in an estuary populated by dolphins. A trip along Ireland’s longest river to discover the people and landscapes of the Emerald Isle.

A trip along Ireland’s longest river to discover the people and landscapes of the Emerald Isle.

The Shannon: Ireland's Great River

In Nepal, in the Thrangu Tara monastery near Kathmandu, nuns have the privilege of creating sand mandalas, intricate geometric configurations of symbols, painstakingly assembled from grains of sand. These astonishingly beautiful creations are destroyed to remind Buddhists of the transitory nature of all things.

Nepal: Magic Sand Mandalas

In a monastery near Kathmandu, nuns painstakingly create beautiful sand mandalas before destroying them.

Jon, Rosa and Jack Yearout, Chief Emmit Taylor, Abigail and Davie Joe Whitman, and over 20 other members of the Niimíipuu tribe guide their horses into the waters of the Yellowstone River at the Nez Perce Ford, where their ancestors crossed 145 years ago. Their ancestors fiercely resisted the US Army, until finally, near the Canadian border, the chief laid down his arms with the words, "I will fight no more, forever." On this journey through time, they encounter impressive wild animals such as bison and grizzly bears, and they come to places that still bear the names and traces of their ancestors.

The Nimi’ipuu Gallop to Freedom

In 1877, around 750 members of a Native American tribe in the US refused to give up their freedom.

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Perched on Mount Ossa in Northern Greece is an orthodox monastery dating back to the 16th century. Around twenty nuns from all corners of the globe call this place home and support themselves by working the land.

Greece: Sisters of the Earth

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On a Thai island close to Myanmar, Macaque monkeys have created tools to live in their unique environment. A study of a fascinating species.

On a Thai island close to Myanmar, Macaque monkeys have ingeniously created tools to live in their unique environment. A study of a fascinating species.

Macaque Monkeys in Thailand

Geyza Pereira, the only blind Prima Ballerina in the world, lives in the Brazilian metropolis of Sao Paulo. She was taught by the Ballet de Cegos dance school, an institution that teaches blind and partially sighted dancers, founded by Fernanda Bianchini.

The Blind Ballerinas of Sao Paulo

Human beings have always dreamed of being able to fly. This dream has come true thanks to the largest wind tunnel in Europe located near Milan. Initially designed for aeronautics and aerospace, these indoor simulators are now open to all. A new sport has emerged thanks to these massive wind tunnels: part athlete, part dancer, and part bird, sportsmen and women have learned to tame the 200km winds to create something beautiful. Among them is Laurie Lubbe, who is preparing for the French freestyle championship.

Flying Without Wings

Human beings have always dreamed of being able to fly. This dream has come true...

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Saudi Arabia is reputed to be one of the richest and most conservative nations on the planet. But how do its citizens live today?

Saudi Arabia: The West

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In recent years Oman has been opening up to western tourists. What awaits them is a land of mountains, deserts, fjords, and pristine beaches.

Fairytale Oman

The United Arab Emirates includes the sci-fi like cities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai with their breath taking towers and impressive beach resorts. It is also a land of expats with residents from over two hundred different nations.

United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates includes the sci-fi like cities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai. It is also a land of expats with residents from over two hundred different nations.

The three smalles states on the Persian Gulf could not be more different: Qatar is the richest country on Earth, conservative, and attached to its traditions whereas Bahrain is cosmopolitan and liberal. Kuwait is particularly pristine with some of the best food in Arabia.

Small Neighbours: Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait

The three smalles states o fthe Arabian peninsular, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain, could not be more different.

Saudi Arabia has many surprises in store for visitors. Around the gulf city of Dammam in the east, huge oil fields have made the country's fortune. Further inland, the flea market in the capital, Riyadh, attracts businessmen, day labourers and billionaires who all come to haggle.

Saudi Arabia: The East

Saudi Arabia has many surprises in store for visitors from the coastal city of Dammam to the bustling markets of the capital, Riyadh.

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