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Nature: The Dragon Chronicles

Project Summary

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Genre
Adventure, Documentary
Featured Content
Komodo Dragons, Science, Wildlife
Islands
Bali, Komodo
Regions
East Nusa Tenggara, Komodo
Narrator

F. Murray Abraham

Talent

Romulus Whitaker

Producers

Laura Marshall

Harry Marshall

Andie Clare

Director

Ben Roy

Camera Operators

Robin Smith

Simon Wagen

Shekar Dattatri

James Bickersteth

Sound Recordists

Saravarakumar

Other Crew

Joe Yaggi

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FORMAT

TV Series

RELEASED

2009

EPISODE

S27E5

TITLE

The Dragon Chronicles

Overview

As a young boy, renowned reptile expert and conservationist Romulus (“Rom”) Whitaker dreamed of finding dragons. Years later, the successful herpetologist decided to set out to discover the real-life origins of these mythical monsters.

Rom’s snake park and crocodile bank in India, where he works to conserve and breed reptiles in the wild, were the first of their kind when he created them. Now he travels the world in search of modern day dragons. In the caves of Slovenia, he encounters the peculiar creature known as the olm, a cave-dwelling blind salamander once believed to be a baby dragon. In the rainforests of India’s Western Ghats, Whitaker handles flying lizards, belonging to the species called Draco. When threatened or courting, the males extend the bright yellow flaps on their necks. Whitaker captures one and gently stretches out its amazing wings. Finally, Rom’s quest leads him to Indonesia’s Komodo Island, where he sees a wild Komodo dragon for the first time.

The Dragon Chronicles follows Rom as he journeys around the world, reimagining the lines between fact and fantasy, in search of the fabled beasts’ contemporary counterparts.

Jungle Run Production Services

Joe escorted anti-venom pioneer Rom Whittaker on a two-week shoot in Bali and Komodo where he explored reptile lore and cultured the septic saliva of dragons.

Video

Gallery

Locations

Komodo

East Nusa Tenggara

Rinca

Komodo

East Nusa Tenggara

Komodo

Production Companies

Icon Films

Distributors

PBS