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Earth's Natural Wonders

In Brazil Villagers Use a Natural Toxin to Paralyze Fish

In the Faroe Islands Fulmar Eggs Are Collected from Cliffs

In the Faroe Islands Fulmar Eggs Are Collected from Cliffs

In the Faroe Islands, locals collect a traditional delicacy, Fulmar eggs, from high cliffs. They use only traditional woolen harnesses and slippers as climbing equipment, and are lowered on a rope down hundreds of feet of cliff-side. First, however, they must identify the best spot to find these nesting seabirds.

In Brazil Villagers Use a Natural Toxin to Paralyze Fish

In Brazil Villagers Use a Natural Toxin to Paralyze Fish

In Brazil, indigenous peoples use a natural plant toxin to paralyze hundreds of fish. The fish are needed for a festival to appease a "spirit" who can protect them if things go well. For the festival to be a success, they need hundreds of fish to feed the

In Ethiopia Villagers Climb Sheer Cliffs for a Baptism

In Ethiopia Villagers Climb Sheer Cliffs for a Baptism

In Ethiopia’s Gheralta mountain villagers climb sheer cliffs for a baptism. Their churches are built high in the mountains to bring them "closer to God," and reaching them is a real test of faith. They believe that male children must be baptized on the 40th day after

The Nenet People of Siberia Migrate with Reindeer Herds

The Nenet People of Siberia Migrate with Reindeer Herds

The Nenet people of Siberia migrate 500 miles across the ice with their reindeer herds. They have followed this way of life for centuries, but the migration is getting harder as the climate becomes more unpredictable. This year, the weather is bad, and the herds become mixed together as they

In Vanuatu the Islanders Depend on Fishing to Survive

In Vanuatu the Islanders Depend on Fishing to Survive

In Vanuatu islanders depend on fishing to provide them with food from the sea. This way of life is becoming harder as fish stocks decline and young people leave the islands. The remaining youth must learn these ancient skills: most challenging of all is to free-dive down to the sea-bed

In Australia Aboriginal Peoples Hunt for Crocodile Eggs

In Australia Aboriginal Peoples Hunt for Crocodile Eggs

In Australia Aboriginal peoples risk their lives collecting saltwater crocodile eggs. They use their traditional skills collect eggs from the nests. These saltwater crocodiles are among the most dangerous predators in the world and it is not easy to drive them off their nests.

In Nepal Herders Bring Yaks Down a Steep Mountain Pass

In Nepal Herders Bring Yaks Down a Steep Mountain Pass

In Nepal herders bring their yaks down one of the steepest mountain passes in the region. The ground is treacherous and it is easy for the animals to become injured. This year, the yaks have given birth late and it is hard for the younger animals of the herd.

Collecting Mussels Under the Canadian Arctic Sea Ice

Collecting Mussels Under the Canadian Arctic Sea Ice

In the Canadian Arctic, Inuit peoples still follow ancient traditions of foraging for mussels. At the lowest tides of the year, they venture into caves below the sea-ice to hunt for them. As the tide turns, the sea ice can shift and there is a risk of them becoming trapped

Helicopter Cowboys Wrangle Cattle in Australia

Helicopter Cowboys Wrangle Cattle in Australia

In the Australian Outback, helicopter cowboys round up cattle from the air. It’s the only way to get the job done on these enormous farms, but the job is dangerous – pilots die every year. Modern technology is what makes survival possible in this inhospitable part of the world.