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1 online resource (streaming video file) (45 min. 51 sec.) ; 277240147 bytes |
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Martin Clunes sets out on an international journey to investigate the extraordinary relationship between man and beast - from birds to bears, and from pets to primates, involving ancient and modern techniques and partnerships.Martin observes humans and animals working side by side in ways that have existed and evolved during hundreds of millennia. He considers the conflicting nature of the relationship, which sees man nurture and love beasts, which he also hunts, slaughters and eats.In the first episode, Martin begins his journey in Nepal, where the cow is sacred, and ownership symbolises wealth and strength. In the countryside virtually every household has a cowshed. Martin meets Shubaka Chowlagi, a farmer who supports his entire family with just eight cows.He then travels to Ko Yao Noi in South East Asia where pigtail monkeys are used to pick coconuts. The most agile members of the monkey family, the pigtails can easily climb 100 foot trees. In Japan, Martin goes night fishing in the Nagara River where cormorant fishermen have worked for more than 1300 years. He meets Tetsuji Yamashita, an imperial fisherman, who explains why they fish at night and goes out with him to experience it firsthand.Martin meets one of the surviving members of the ancient Matagi tribe of northern Japan. The Matagi hunted and killed the Asian black bear partly for their own safety, but also as a source of food. a little left feeling a little uneasy after his visit.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Buffalo Pictures for ITV |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2015-06-14 at 19:40:00 |
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Classification: PG |
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Animals -- Classification.
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Cows -- Physiology.
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Cows -- Religious aspects.
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Human-animal relationships -- Psychological aspects.
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Discovery & exploration.
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Nepal.
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Streaming video
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Author |
Clunes, Martin, host
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Chowlagi, Shubaka, contributor
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