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A lecture about the lost world mountains (tepuis or tepuyes) of Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana by Stewart McPherson.
During this lecture, Stew accounts the story of discovery and exploration of the tepuis, and provides an overview of the biogeography, animals, plants and landscapes of these remarkable "lost world" mountains.
Subjects covered include the explorers Walter Raleigh, Robert Schomburgk, Richard Schomburgk, Everard Im Thurn, Mount Roraima, Jimmy Angel, Angel Falls, Heliamphora (pitcher plants), Drosera (sundews), iridescent-leaved plants, Stegolepis and more.
Edited by Rohan Holt ( Cloudbase Productions cloudbasepro.co.uk )
A lecture about the lost world mountains (tepuis or tepuyes) of Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana by Stewart McPherson.
During this lecture, Stew accounts the story of discovery and exploration of the tepuis, and provides an overview of the biogeography, animals, plants and landscapes of these remarkable "lost world" mountains.
Subjects covered include the explorers Walter Raleigh, Robert Schomburgk, Richard Schomburgk, Everard Im Thurn, Mount Roraima, Jimmy Angel, Angel Falls, Heliamphora (pitcher plants), Drosera (sundews), iridescent-leaved plants, Stegolepis and more.
Edited by Rohan Holt ( Cloudbase Productions cloudbasepro.co.uk )
