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hunting on the reef. The islanders are filmed climbing coconut palms and fishing for tuna, displaying adept teamwork. The journey continues around the southern tip of India to the
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are filmed stealing the eggs and laying their own in the mound, which is still attended to by the oblivious birds. Animals filmed in the reefs around the islands include
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are all shown. It is also home to over 500 tigers and is now a protected reserve. In a remarkable sequence, the fishermen of the delta are shown using
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512:Arabian Sea
484:Mudskippers
404:Brahmaputra
338:Jungle Book
180:17 November
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400:Ganges
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371:snakes
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2130:Earth
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1492:Congo
911:Assam
891:Nepal
851:Assam
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448:Assam
355:tiger
351:dhole
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