ISEM and the University of Montpellier in "The Odyssey of Animals" on Arte
From Monday, September 26 to Friday, September 30, ARTE will broadcast the documentary series "L'Odyssée des animaux" (The Odyssey of Animals), filmed with doctoral researchers and scientific executives from ISEM. Tune in every evening at 7 p.m. to catch all five episodes filmed in the Amazon, Occitanie, and on the Triolet Campus of the University of Montpellier.
What is this documentary series about?
The North American bear, the Eurasian horse, the Australian kangaroo, the South American monkey, and the African elephant: each of the five episodes of the series Animal Odyssey will revisit the incredible transformations and extraordinary journeys of these five species, which have now become symbols of their continents. Their story begins 66 million years ago when several global events led to the near-total extinction of the dinosaurs. This marked the beginning of a new era, the rise of mammals, which is recounted in The Animal Odyssey.
The complete broadcast schedule:
- The African Elephant's Journey – Monday, September 26
- The Journey of the North American Bear – Tuesday, September 27
- The journey of the South American monkey – Wednesday, September 28
- The journey of the Eurasian horse – Thursday, September 29
- The journey of the Australian kangaroo – Friday, September 30
The entire Animal Odyssey series is available online today at arte.tv. Each of the five episodes lasts 43 minutes. Episodes 3, 4, and 5 were filmed in the Peruvian Amazon, Occitania, and on the Triolet Campus of the University of Montpellier.
ISEM in a nutshell:
The Montpellier Institute of Evolutionary Sciences (ISEM) is a research laboratory that conducts research on the origin and dynamics of biodiversity, and on the modalities and mechanisms of its evolution. It is supervised by the University of Montpellier (UM), the CNRS (National Center for Research ), the IRD (Institute for Research Development), the CIRAD (Center for International Cooperation in Research for Development), the INRAP (National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research), and the EPHE (Practical School of Higher Studies). ISEM researchers work on both current and past biodiversity, focusing on a wide range of organisms and environments and combining fieldwork, experimental and theoretical approaches. This fundamental research is linked to applied and predictive research focusing on a major scientific and societal question of the 21st century, in interaction with the humanities, medicine, and society: how can biodiversity respond to global change?
Practical information:
Date and times: Monday, September 26 to Friday, September 30, 2022, at 7 p.m.
Broadcast channel: Arte or on arte.tv
- The African Elephant's Journey – Monday, September 26
- The Journey of the North American Bear – Tuesday, September 27
- The journey of the South American monkey – Wednesday, September 28
- The journey of the Eurasian horse – Thursday, September 29
- The journey of the Australian kangaroo – Friday, September 30