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S1 E4 Coasts

Documentary

TV-G

49m

Nov 27, 2001

Africa's coasts were formed by the break-up of Gondwanaland 100 million years ago. They define the familiar shape of this special continent, and touch on a variety of environments including deserts, mountains, forests, wetlands and savannahs.

Season 1, 6 Episodes

season 1 (6 episodes)

Wild Africa - Mountains

From the giant mole rats of the Ethiopian Highlands to the Barbary Macaque monkeys of the Atlas Mountains, this episode gives a fascinating look at the mountains of Africa and the animals that inhabit them.

Wild Africa - Savannah

The savannah is Africa's youngest landscape, shaped by the weather and the animals themselves as the continent dried. It is now home to baboons, wildebeest, lions, cheetah, and aardvarks who must struggle through the eight-month dry season to survive.

Wild Africa - Deserts

Wild Africa explores how these deserts were created, and the amazing ways in which animals and plants have evolved to cope with the meagre and unpredictable rainfall, intense solar radiation, shortages of food and lack of shelter.

Wild Africa - Coasts

Africa's coasts were formed by the break-up of Gondwanaland 100 million years ago. They define the familiar shape of this special continent, and touch on a variety of environments including deserts, mountains, forests, wetlands and savannahs.

Wild Africa - Jungle

The green heart of Africa is a bubbling cauldron of evolution, a giant experiment with life. With every change, there has been a new opportunity for a vibrant life, from gentle forest elephants to tiny multicoloured killifish.

Wild Africa - Lakes and Rivers

Lakes and Rivers,

Fresh water, light and warmth are the three fundamental elements that engender life. Rarely in Africa do these three come together, but when they do, the continent explodes with life.

Details

Wild Africa

Documentary

TV-G

1 Season

49m

The beautiful, ancient continent of Africa is alive with the greatest collection of wildlife on Earth.

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