Papua New Guinea: Animals, Cults & The Last Tribes

Papua New Guinea looks like jungle, painted faces, wild animals and remote tribes. But that image only shows the surface. Behind it is a country divided by mountains, rivers, forests, clans, beliefs and hundreds of living languages. Before Papua New Guinea becomes a human story, it is already a jungle story. Cassowaries move through the undergrowth, crocodiles control rivers and wetlands, birds of paradise flash through the canopy, and tree kangaroos move through the branches. The forest is not scenery. It is a living barrier. But the animals are only the first layer. Deeper inside, Papua New Guinea becomes harder to explain. Some communities are separated by terrain, language, local rules and histories outsiders rarely understand. In parts of Melanesia, cargo cult movements also reveal what happened when foreign militaries, missionaries, aircraft and modern goods arrived suddenly into isolated worlds. This documentary explores Papua New Guinea through animals, cults, last tribes, remote villages, tribal conflict, jungle isolation and the hidden rules behind one of the most misunderstood countries on Earth. Subscribe to Real Destination. Watch next:    • Why The Darien Gap Is More Dangerous Than ...   Sources and References: Ethnologue, Papua New Guinea Languages. U.S. Department of State, Papua New Guinea Travel Information. Smartraveller, Papua New Guinea Travel Advice. Convention on Biological Diversity, Papua New Guinea Fifth National Report. Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program. Australian Government Department of Health, Kuru. Open Encyclopedia of Anthropology, Cargo Cults. 12wireBoP Display VID20180727060523 by [T. R. Shankar Raman] - CC-BY-SA - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Armée de Terre - Opération de déminage by Armée de Terre - CC-BY - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Captive cassowary VID20180726152134 by [T. R. Shankar Raman] - CC-BY-SA - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Cinematic village life in Talesh by Reza Rafizadeh - CC-BY - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Dendrolagus matschiei - Matschie's tree-kangaroo by Hectonichus - CC-BY-SA - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Elders Paying Homage to Chiefs by MohammedT10 - CC-BY-SA - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Jumping crocodile adelaide river australia by Mutante - CC-BY-SA - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Local woman signalling her peers to the canoe that takes them to neighbouring communities for trading by Mogbolahan Ajala - CC-BY-SA - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Village Square meeting up in one of the Ogoni communities by ABORISADEADETONA - CC-BY-SA - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Villagers delight in 'overdue' road fixes by Barbados Today - CC-BY - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...