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Why Frogs on This Isolated Island Keep Changing Colour | Nigel Marven's Wild Central America Join Nigel Marven as he searches Panama for its most iconic wildlife. Towering skyscrapers in the city are home to Turkey Vultures, waders feed in Panama Bay an important stopping point. Red-capped Manakin males dance the moonwalk to impress a mate and a swarm of army ants brings a host of followers with it. The world's most famous shortcut, the Panama Canal is home to sloths and bats and on the Caribbean coast we discover ‘The Galapagos of Central America'. There are Harpies and snakes too! Nigel Marven's Wild Central America | S1E04 | Wild Panama Documentary Central is the home for compelling documentaries tackling subjects like history, climate change, wildlife, conspiracy and more.

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Why Frogs on This Isolated Island Keep Changing Colour | Nigel Marven's Wild Central America
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48 minutes
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English

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