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Slovenia Underground: Into the Caves of Wonder | Underground Worlds | Documentary

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Journey beneath Slovenia’s surface into a breathtaking world of ice, mystery, and science. In Slovenia Underground: Caves of Wonder, a team of expert cavers and scientists ventures deep into the icy chambers of Paradana, one of Central Europe’s largest and most unique ice caves. Equipped with state-of-the-art laser scanning and ground-penetrating radar, they embark on a high-stakes mission: to reveal the true volume of the cave’s ancient ice and unlock secrets buried for thousands of years. From high alpine plateaus to hidden river caves and mythical creatures like the elusive olm — the so-called “baby dragons” — this documentary explores a network of more than 14,000 caves that make Slovenia a global hub for speleology. Along the way, we uncover clues to Earth’s prehistoric climate, investigate a possible 55,000-year-old musical instrument, and confront the folklore that once branded caves as gateways to Hell. Could Slovenia’s ice caves hold the key to understanding climate change on a global scale? And what forgotten history lies frozen beneath the surface? #documentary #caves #slovenia #climatechange #underground #speleology #naturedocumentary #exploration ---- The universe is vast, much like our imagination. In "space and science", we show you various documentaries and highlights from outer space. No matter if stars or planets, meteoroids or black holes, relax and enjoy our content! :) ---- Other channels you might be interested in: criminals and crimefighters: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYuXyzwA_w4-c1FJrqOnR0A hazards and catastrophes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5WE_bClugxSVG1ENir8qzg

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hans-heinrich.segebahn 6 months ago

We were LIED TO ABOUT OUR TRUE ANCESTRAL HISTORY. Wasn't as Moses said that Noah and his family alone survived the Great Floods. Many other Civilization hide in Caves around the world. Same as Noah and his family, they weren't on any Ark. A Major Discovery is on the verge of being discovered, and this time, the Europeans will not be able to debunked its significance.

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thibaultpixel54 6 months, 2 weeks ago

and that melting and refreezing has happened hundreds, perhaps thousands of times over 'milions' of years. ANd we've been recording this process for how long? 200 years? We are so smart and know precise;y how horrible humans are and how much damage we've caused. ;)

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lucy_greenwood 6 months, 2 weeks ago

climate change narrative is heavy with this vid. Bunch of that false religious crap. But if you can see/hear past that, enjoyable.

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taylorsmith924 7 months, 2 weeks ago

😮

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robin_eaton 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Did these guys forget that the cave was used for harvesting/collecting Ice for many?

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juancarlos.rolón 7 months, 4 weeks ago

I was mentally tortured and conditioned by the, "Berenstain Bears" due to my children's ongoing obsession for the show. Here's proof... "🎶Stalactites, Stalagmites... Caves have always GOT 'EM... the Tites are on tha top..... and tha mites are on THA BOTTEM! 🎶 😂 No less than 55 million times, over the course of my lifetime. But, hey? I'll never forget the location of the Tites & Mites.🤪

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johnaura45 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Makes you wonder if the removal of ice for use as commercial product is what has started or accelerated the 5-25 % reduction of ice 49:36

melanie.campbell
melanie.campbell 9 months ago

man just refuses to admit that they took out so much ice, probably made the cave warmer than it was. How much was mined...

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danielleadams340 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Looks like an axcelotl without eyes....

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ray_lewis 10 months ago

That seems like a horrible idea….

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eshana.modi 10 months ago

there is a plot twist. this ice is not old because it was cut out every year and used in big cities. that was before invention if cooling.

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aimée.foucher 10 months, 1 week ago

39:12 that's a young dragon jaw. Maybe like 8 months old. Must've got caught there while a process was happening to cover their existence up from humanity.

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joe_hammond 10 months, 1 week ago

Apparently those are actually ice dragons and you're supposed to incubate them in ice eggs.

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manyadaylight5 10 months, 1 week ago

15:09 y'all realize that's a cavern covered in gold, right?

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irmela_bärer 10 months, 1 week ago

That ice must be keeping the gold cold y'all. You know 24k gold melts right?

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marthahaven4 10 months, 1 week ago

Benjamin Sesko is coming to Manchester United

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brendanhollow27 10 months, 1 week ago

What a nice documentary and am glad that our country with ice caves can help in study of global warming. 🇸🇮

steven.gonzalez
steven.gonzalez 10 months, 1 week ago

wow, This cave is really powerful

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andrew_montgomery 10 months, 1 week ago

Eastern Europe a few kilometers from Italy... Oh, and the Slovenian eKataster Cave Database lists 15.844 caves. Postojna caves are not in UNESCO, Škocjan caves are.

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irmela_bärer 10 months, 1 week ago

From how much ice has the cave lost? to "probably the most important ice cave in the world!!" 😮😊😊