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

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Niels Gundel, Arctic
Ilulissat, Greenland. Niels Gundel standing on his fishing boat. © Timothy Allen/BBC 2010
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Dogs sled, Arctic
Ilulissat, Greenland. Dogs pulling a sled. © Timothy Allen/BBC 2010
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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
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Falcon and trainer, Cities
Dubai, UAE. Trained falcons are used to chase pigeons from high rise hotels in Dubai. © Kieran Doherty 2010
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Wodaabe man, Deserts
Diffa, Niger. Wodaabe men compete in a beauty contest to attract women in the Sahel desert. © Timothy Allen/BBC 2010
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Camel herder, Deserts
Gobi Desert, Mongolia. A camel herder crossing the desert in winter. © Timothy Allen/BBC 2010
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Suri warrior, Grasslands
Omo Valley, Ethiopia. A Suri warrior fights to prove he has the courage to protect his cattle. © Timothy Allen/BBC 2010
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Cambodian snakes, Grasslands
Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia. A flooded grassland in Cambodia yields a surprising harvest of millions of snakes. © Timothy Allen/BBC 2010
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Mongonje, Jungles
Yandombe, Central African Republic. Mongonje, a BaAka tribesman, climbs a huge emergent tree to collect honey. © Timothy Allen/BBC 2010
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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
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Kazakh fox hunter, Mountains
Western Mongolia. Kazakh hunters train golden eagles to hunt foxes and wolves on the mountain plateau. © Timothy Allen/BBC 2010
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Marcus Paringu traps bats, Mountains
Marcus Paringu traps bats in nets strung across a gap in the jungle. © Timothy Allen/BBC 2010
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Bajau free diver, Oceans
Sabah, Malaysia. Jude, a Bajau free diver, swims at depths of up to 20m. © Timothy Allen/BBC 2010
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Paaling fishermen, Oceans
Palawan Sea, Philippines. Paaling fishermen dive using compressed air to net a catch from the reefs. © Timothy Allen/BBC 2010
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Samniang's homemade high wire, Rivers
Mekong River, Laos. Fisherman Samniang risks his life on his homemade high wire stretched across the flooded Mekong.
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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