What time is Blue Planet II episode 5 on TV? Where is it filmed, and what animals are featured?
Episode five, 'Green Seas', explores the ocean's 'forests', from dense mangrove and seaweed jungles to vast blooms of algae
After the vast expanses of the open oceans, Blue Planet II returns to the shallows for episode five's 'Green Seas'.
What time is Blue Planet II episode 5 on TV?
The latest episode begins at 8pm on BBC1 this Sunday 26th November.
The team behind this episode spent 196 days filming and 664 hours diving in order to capture the wonders of the 'green seas'.
Find out more about some of the locations and animals featured below.
Giant Spider Crab and Stingray - Victoria, Australia
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Common Octopus and Pyjama Shark - South Africa
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Sea Otters - North American Pacific coast
