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We also see the "wolf hunters" of Kyrgyzstan. They fight eagles against wolves. The violence is raw, but the intimacy between man and bird is undeniable. Rivers give life, but they also take it. Episode 7 of HUMAN PLANET COMPLETE-Episodes 1-8 is the most dangerous episode to film. We start in Brazil where the Kayapo tribe believes a photograph steals their soul. They eventually allow filming of their pygmy peccary hunt. Then, we move to the Mekong River where a fisherman rides a waterfall using only a rope to catch spawning carp.

Then, there is the Mongols. Specifically, the eagle hunters of western Mongolia. A 70-year-old woman and a teenager train golden eagles to hunt foxes in the snow. The scene where the eagle is released from a horse galloping at full speed is one of the greatest tracking shots in documentary history. HUMAN PLANET COMPLETE-Episodes 1-8

The emotional core of this episode is the in Brazil. Laguna fishermen wait for wild dolphins to herd mullet toward the shore. The dolphins signal (by slapping their tails) when to cast the nets. Humans and dolphins have been cooperating like this for generations. It is the only known symbiotic fishing relationship in the world. We also see the "wolf hunters" of Kyrgyzstan

However, the most famous sequence in this episode is the – the practice of "horse-hunting" in Mongolia. Children as young as five ride wild stallions. The camera captures a 10-year-old boy who falls off a horse at full gallop, gets dragged, gets back on, and wins the race. In America, this is child abuse. In Mongolia, it is Tuesday. Rivers give life, but they also take it

Eight environments. One species. No CGI. No tricks. Just humans being the most adaptable animal on the planet.