Detritus predominates in areas above 4,000 meters in elevation. However, there are plants that thrive in this environment and have developed a variety of defense mechanisms to cope with the significant temperature differences between day and night, such as snowrabbiten, Wallich eriophyton and Rhodiola. Do you want to know how they get through adversity? Watch the video now!
About 'Journeys in Nature': Deer on the Plateau Series
Deer, one of the most beautiful herbivores on the planet, often appear in poems, tales and mythology. On the plateau of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Sichuan Province, different deer species like the forest musk deer, the Thorold's deer and the sambar can be seen roaming freely in the forests. How can they thrive in one region? What is the story between the deer and the locals? Enjoy our new series "Deer on the Plateau"!
For more:
Deer on the Plateau Series: | Episode 1: Power of fallen trees
Deer on the Plateau Series: | Episode 2: Hermits in the forest
Deer on the Plateau Series | Episode 3: Coexistence in the Woods
Deer on the Plateau Series | Episode 4: Nitpicking lovers
Deer on the Plateau Series | Episode 5: For the throne
Deer on the Plateau Series | Episode 6: King Zheer
Deer on the Plateau Series | Episode 7: Sturdy fawns
Deer on the Plateau Series | Episode 8: Dondrup and Xiawa
Deer on the Plateau Series | Episode 9: Guarding the deer
(Cover image a screenshot from the video)
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