BBC AMERICA’S NEW SERIES “SEVEN WORLDS, ONE PLANET” CONTINUES SATURDAY, JANUARY 25TH AT 9:00PM ET/PT ON BBCA, AMC, IFC AND SUNDANCETV

***TUNE-IN ALERT*** A ROADRUNNER, MILLIONS OF FIREFLIES AND TENNESSEE FISH BUILDING UNDERWATER PYRAMIDS STAR IN THIS WEEK’S “NORTH AMERICA” EPISODE BBC AMERICA’S NEW SERIES “SEVEN WORLDS, ONE PLANET” CONTINUES SATURDAY, JANUARY 25TH AT 9:00PM ET/PT ON BBCA, AMC, IFC AND SUNDANCETV Clockwise from left: On the prairies of South Dakota a female prairie dog keeps a watchful eye over her pups; Black Bears in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada; A male roadrunner perches on a stump to get a better view of his territory in the Sonora desert of Arizona; For a few short weeks in early summer, when North American forests are warm and humid, millions of fireflies take to the air to attract a mat. Watch Fireflies Preview Twitter Watch Polar Bears Preview Twitter Watch Trailer Featuring Exclusive Track by Sia & Hans Zimmer – Click HERE This week’s all-new episode focuses on North America, a continent of change. In winter, lynx prowl the Yukon for snowshoe hares and manatees seek hot springs to escape the freeze. In summer, Tennessee fish build spectacular underwater pyramids, fireflies light up the forest’s nights, and polar bears leap from rocks as they hunt beluga whales. Seven Worlds, One Planet continues on Saturday, January 25th at 9:00 pm ET/PT on BBC AMERICA, AMC, IFC and SundanceTV. Filming First: Using low light technology and cable dollies with a motion control tracking time-lapse camera, the film crew glided cameras through the forests of Mississippi and Ohio to shoot firefly spectacles Filming Locations and Species: Canada – Canadian Lynx Tennessee – River Chub Canada – Black Bear Mississippi and Ohio – Firefly and Orb-Weaver Spider South Dakota – Prairie Dogs Arizona – Road Runner Florida – Grey Mullet & Tarpon Florida – Manatee Canada – Polar Bear & Beluga Whale Fun Facts: There are over 150 different species of fireflies in North America and each has its own characteristic flash code. Prairie dogs have a complex means of communication that’s even better than that of chimpanzees and dolphins. Black bears can be 30% heavier in autumn than they are in spring. Manatee - These herbivores munch on food for almost half the day, eating ten percent of their body weight in plant mass every day. North America is over one hundred times the size of Great Britain. Temperatures can range from 50 degrees Celsius to minus 40. In Canada’s Yukon territory, two meters of snow can fall in a single day. North America has over 10 thousand species of wildflowers. The tides along North America are the largest in the world, each time the tide retreats 7000 square miles of extra coastline is uncovered in the space of just two hours. In the open plains from Canada to Mexico there are over a million square miles where not a tree is in sight. Following Emmy®-winning series Planet Earth II and Blue Planet II, Seven Worlds, One Planet tells the story of earth’s seven spectacular continents and how they shape the extraordinary animal behavior and biodiversity we see today. Narrated by Sir David Attenborough, and featuring a theme co-composed by Hans Zimmer and Jacob Shea, and series score by Jacob Shea for Bleeding Fingers Music, Seven Worlds, One Planet reveals how each distinct continent has shaped the unique animal life found there. The seven-part series marks the first time BBC Studio’s Natural History Unit has explored all the planet’s continents in a single series. Seven Worlds, One Planet is a BBC Studios Natural History Unit production, co-produced with BBC AMERICA, Tencent Penguin Pictures, ZDF, France Télévisions and China Media Group CCTV9.