BBC_Earth_UK_-_January_2017

132 / / JANUARY 2017

Looking back on Planet Earth II

The scenes that got you talking...

REPTILE RACE IGUANA V SNAKES

The sight of a hatchling iguana taking its very first run along the sand, only

for a knot of racer snakes to emerge and attempt to eat it for breakfast, is

surely one of the tensest TV moments ever broadcast. A video clip of the

iguana’s narrow but triumphant escape went viral, with 15 million views.

Literally jumped

for joy for the baby

marine iguana

breaking free from

those snakes!

@thegooseyluce

Felt like a proud

mum when that

newborn iguana

escaped from all the

snakes #Planetearth2

@HannahVBell

MONKEY BUSINESS HUMANS CARING FOR LANGURS

Mischievous langurs engaged in nail-biting parkour action over the Jodhpur

rooftops – but far from being considered pests, they are treated with respect

and care. The closing scene of people feeding them fruit had many of you

blowing your noses and demanding better integration of wildlife in our cities.

Think the

@MayorofLondon

should introduce a

troop of langurs

onto the streets

of London

@shaqlockholmes

Those langurs just replicated the free

running scene from the start of Casino

Royale. Impressive. #Planetearth2

@MazzyK

Possibly the

greatest scene

in documentary

history. Incredible

@MrLukeJohnston

Watching humans feed

and care for the langurs

on #Planetearth2 and

I have tears in my eyes

over the beauty of it all.

So wonderful to see!

@ImAnitaSharma

Words: Yashi Banymadhub. Photographs: BBC Pictures