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Sahyadris:
Mountains of the Monsoon
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Released: 2002 - Format: VHS
- Sound: Stereo - Duration:
48:00
Produced by Gorgas Science Foundation, Inc.
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On
the Malabar coast of southern India,
along the Arabian Sea, lies a range
of mountains known as the Western Ghats,
or Sahyadris. Far more ancient than
the larger and better-known Himalayas
to the north, the Sahyadris harbor the
most intact rainforests of peninsular
India. Within these |
forests are countless species
of flora and fauna found nowhere else on earth,
making this one of the most biodiverse regions
on planet.
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When the monsoons
sweep over the Arabian Sea and make
landfall, the first obstacle they meet
is the Western Ghats. Huge amounts of
rain fall here (up to ten meters in
some regions), forming the watershed
for nearly all the rivers of peninsular
India. |
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SAHYADRIS:
MOUNTAINS OF THE MONSOON follows the wildlife
of these mountains, from the peaks of
the High Ranges, where the drama of the
Nilgiri tahr rut—never before fully
captured on camera—takes place during
the height of the monsoon, to the thick
shola forests, home to the highly endangered
Lion-Tailed Macaque, to the dry deciduous
forests at the foothills of the mountains,
where elephants and other wildlife wait
in expectation for the coming deluge.
Also explored is the relationship between
spirituality and the strong conservation
ethos of India, a land of over a billion
people. |
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