Iberian Wildlife Series

E1. The Lords of the Forest I

Oct 10, 1975 · 30m

The life of the red deer, from birth to maturity.

E2. The Lords of the Forest II

Oct 17, 1975 · 25m

In the forests and thickets of central, southern, and western Spain, in the ecosystem known as the Mediterranean forest, the second part of the deer saga takes place.

E3. The Little Killers I

Oct 24, 1975 · 25m

In the animal community of the Mediterranean forest, small herbivores, plant-eating animals such as mice, garden dormice, rats, squirrels, and rabbits, are abundant. Their populations are kept in check by small and medium-sized predators, extremely useful ones, such as weasels, polecats, genets, and foxes: the little killers.

E4. The Little Killers II

Oct 31, 1975 · 26m

In the Mediterranean forest, small herbivores such as mice, garden dormice, rats, squirrels, and rabbits are abundant. Their populations are kept in check by medium-sized predators such as the weasel, polecats, genets, foxes, lynxes, common buzzards, and booted eagles.

E5. The Black Vulture I

Nov 7, 1975 · 25m

The great winged scavenger of the Mediterranean forest is the black vulture. In prehistoric times, black vultures must have fed on the remains of wolf feasts.

E6. The Black Vulture II

Nov 14, 1975 · 28m

The great winged scavenger of the Mediterranean forest is the black vulture. In prehistoric times, black vultures must have fed on the remains of wolf feasts.

E7. The Storks I

Nov 28, 1975 · 29m

Families of white storks arrived on the Iberian Peninsula in the middle of winter. They return to their old nests and care for their young during spring. In midsummer, they migrate to their African wintering grounds. The European population of white storks has declined significantly.

E8. The Storks II

Dec 5, 1975 · 29m

Storks have a wide and highly varied dietary range; they eat anything that is not plant matter. Their favorite prey includes frogs, toads, large insects, reptiles, and even chicks of ground-nesting birds.

E9. Bonelli's Eagle I

Dec 12, 1975 · 31m

The fastest and most acrobatic of European eagles, known to Anglo-Saxon naturalists as the hawk-eagle, nests on the cliff faces and gorges of Mediterranean countries.

E10. Bonelli's Eagle II

Dec 19, 1975 · 29m

The fastest and most acrobatic of European eagles, known to Anglo-Saxon naturalists as the hawk-eagle, nests on the cliff faces and gorges of Mediterranean countries.

E11. The Iberian Wild Goat I

Dec 26, 1975 · 26m

Defeated, before dying, the old wild goat remembers his life: the golden eagle attack in his youth, the harsh winters, the mating display, and the fight that cost him leadership of the herd.

E12. The Iberian Wild Goat II

Jan 2, 1976 · 34m

Defeated, before dying, the old wild goat remembers his life: the golden eagle attack in his youth, the harsh winters, the mating display, and the fight that cost him leadership of the herd.

E13. The Pirate of the Thicket

Jan 9, 1976 · 30m

The most representative bird of prey of European forests is the goshawk. With swift and acrobatic flight, armed with powerful talons, and dressed in splendid, beautiful plumage, the goshawk hunts both birds and mammals. On the Iberian Peninsula, its common prey are rabbits and corvids.

E14. Las Tablas de Daimiel I

Jan 16, 1976 · 28m

Shallow, vast steppe lagoons are of extraordinary importance for migratory waterfowl in Mediterranean countries. Drainage projects have destroyed very important lagoons.

E15. Las Tablas de Daimiel II

Jan 23, 1976 · 29m

Shallow, vast steppe lagoons are of extraordinary importance for migratory waterfowl in Mediterranean countries. Drainage projects have destroyed very important lagoons.

E16. The Living Projectile

Jan 30, 1976 · 29m

The fastest of all living animals is the peregrine falcon. In vertical or diagonal dives, it reaches speeds of over 350 km/h.

E17. The Valley of the Eagles

Feb 5, 1976 · 29m

Four species of eagles live in Spain: the golden eagle, the imperial eagle, Bonelli's eagle, and the booted eagle. The imperial eagle is on the brink of extinction; the other three have greatly declined in number.

E18. Taiga, the Goshawk

Feb 6, 1976 · 28m

Through the medieval rules of falconry, the bird is tamed and trained until its will is won over.

E19. The Fawn I

Feb 13, 1976 · 27m

Starting from a close-up of the magnificent trophy, the life of the deer is reconstructed.

E20. The Fawn II

Feb 20, 1976 · 28m

The life of the magnificent deer is like a river: from when he was nothing more than a cub chased by a lynx, protected by his mother from wolf attacks, to his final days brought down in a hunt.

E21. El Hosquillo, Bears

Feb 27, 1976 · 29m

Deep in the Cuenca mountain range, occupying a great tectonic trench of pine forests crossed by a crystalline river, lies an experimental hunting reserve of ICONA. Among the park's research and study programs, the conservation and reintroduction plan for the brown bear in its native regions stands out.

E22. Falconry I

Mar 26, 1976 · 26m

Peregrine falcons and other raptors have been domesticated by humans since ancient times to hunt various species of birds and mammals.

E23. Falconry II

Apr 2, 1976 · 26m

In the Middle Ages, the taming and use of high-flying falcons was known as "altanería."

E24. The Shrike

Apr 9, 1976 · 29m

One of the most fearsome pirates of the Mediterranean forest is a small bird barely larger than a sparrow. Capable of capturing mice, birds, and other small vertebrates with its hooked beak, it swoops like a cyclone even against scorpions, and does not hesitate to attack snakes.

E25. The Last Vultures of Europe

Nov 5, 1976 · 49m

In this episode, besides vultures, different species appear, among which the eagle (imperial and short-toed), storks, wolves, azure-winged magpies, and mouflon are worth highlighting. "The Last Vultures of Europe" is one of Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente's most acclaimed productions. This documentary about vultures received recognition at the Monte Carlo International Television Festival in 1975.

E26. The Golden Eagle I

Nov 26, 1976 · 27m

An in-depth look at the Spanish golden eagle, from the courtship display to the moment the eaglets leave the nest.

E27. The Golden Eagle II

Dec 3, 1976 · 23m

An in-depth look at the Spanish golden eagle, from the courtship display to the moment the eaglets leave the nest.

E28. The Garden Dormouse I

Dec 10, 1976 · 27m

In this first part, all the processes of reproductive biology and rearing of the young of the species also known as the hill rat are described.

E29. The Garden Dormouse II

Dec 17, 1976 · 26m

Second part on the life of the garden dormouse, or hill rat. The garden dormouse is one of the most beautiful rodents in our fauna. Perhaps that is why it is one of the most coveted prey for many predators, though its "slowness" compared to raptors, snakes, and other predators such as the polecat also plays a role.

E30. The Griffon Vulture I

Jan 7, 1977 · 32m

A carrion bird of steppe and mountain, the griffon vulture saw its ecological opportunities increase on the Iberian Peninsula as historical deforestation created bare spaces suitable for the prospecting flight of this winged scavenger.