In Photos: Human Planet

A gallery of photos from the incredible human natural history series Human Planet.

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Sleeping child, Cities

Mombasa, Kenya. A child sleeps on the vast urban rubbish dump where he lives. © Timothy Allen/BBC 2010
Falcon and trainer, Cities

Dubai, UAE. Trained falcons are used to chase pigeons from high rise hotels in Dubai. © Kieran Doherty 2010
Wodaabe man, Deserts

Diffa, Niger. Wodaabe men compete in a beauty contest to attract women in the Sahel desert. © Timothy Allen/BBC 2010
Suri warrior, Grasslands

Omo Valley, Ethiopia. A Suri warrior fights to prove he has the courage to protect his cattle. © Timothy Allen/BBC 2010
Cambodian snakes, Grasslands

Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia. A flooded grassland in Cambodia yields a surprising harvest of millions of snakes. © Timothy Allen/BBC 2010
Mongonje, Jungles

Yandombe, Central African Republic. Mongonje, a BaAka tribesman, climbs a huge emergent tree to collect honey. © Timothy Allen/BBC 2010
Orlando and the spider, Jungles

Puerto Aya Cucho, Venezuela. Orlando holds up one of the goliath tarantulas he has collected to eat. © Timothy Allen/BBC 2010
Kazakh fox hunter, Mountains

Western Mongolia. Kazakh hunters train golden eagles to hunt foxes and wolves on the mountain plateau. © Timothy Allen/BBC 2010
Marcus Paringu traps bats, Mountains

Marcus Paringu traps bats in nets strung across a gap in the jungle. © Timothy Allen/BBC 2010
Bajau free diver, Oceans

Sabah, Malaysia. Jude, a Bajau free diver, swims at depths of up to 20m. © Timothy Allen/BBC 2010
Paaling fishermen, Oceans

Palawan Sea, Philippines. Paaling fishermen dive using compressed air to net a catch from the reefs. © Timothy Allen/BBC 2010
Samniang's homemade high wire, Rivers

Mekong River, Laos. Fisherman Samniang risks his life on his homemade high wire stretched across the flooded Mekong.
Living bridge, Rivers

Meghalaya, India. In one of the wettest places in the world, people train the roots of strangler figs to create living bridges. © Timothy Allen/BBC 2010