Frogs that freeze solid overnight in the Andes and then reanimate by day.

Rockhopper penguins in Patagonia that scale a wall of stone free solo.

In Appalachia, fireflies that illuminate a forest in unison.

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I wanted it to feel like a safari, a fun safari.

But if you go on a safari, you want to have the serious things.

Guntons extensive credits includePrehistoric PlanetSeasons 1 and 2,Planet Earth IIandPlanet Earth III.

He knows how to engage an audience with the inherent drama of the animal world.

My own approach has always been to try and focus on individual character stories, Gunton said.

So you dont tell a [general] story about lions or about blue-footed boobies.

And one of the things that that does is I think it makes it connectable.

And I think he did that really, really well.

Before agreeing to join the project, Hanks watched a rough assembly of an episode.

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