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Underground Farmers

Underground Farmers

within the forest of equatorial South-America there exists a unique society that is indeed a wonderment to behold

1939•9m
Documentary

Ages before man proclaimed himself a superior being, the tiny ant had developed the art of agriculture — a practice which was later to be the backbone of human society.

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Production

Van Beuren Studios

Language

EN

Status

Released

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