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2018
The first stop along their journey is at Mala Mala Game Reserve, deep in the heart of the South African bushveld. Not only is it home to the famous Big 5, but also a whole host of other creatures that are almost too weird to be real. Together with their knowledgeable guide and driver, they explore secret roads and hidden pathways, listening out for the roar of a lion, the trumpet of an elephant or the squeak of a squirrel.
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Our beautiful planet is truly a place of wonder - especially if you are 8 and 10 years old. Join Luca and his sister Melua on a wild journey of discovery as they explore some of the most spectacular places on earth. Armed with an insatiable sense of curiosity, our two young adventurers head off on a mission to learn about the fascinating animals that call these unique places home. Journeying from the rolling savannahs of the African bush to the crystal clear waters of Africa's two mighty oceans and the towering dunes of the world's oldest desert, they find excitement, mystery and plenty of interesting characters at every turn! The first stop along their journey is at Mala Mala Game Reserve, deep in the heart of the South African bushveld. Not only is it home to the famous Big 5, but also a whole host of other creatures that are almost too weird to be real. Together with their knowledgeable guide and driver, they explore secret roads and hidden pathways, listening out for the roar of a lion, the trumpet of an elephant or the squeak of a squirrel.
Our beautiful planet is truly a place of wonder - especially if you are 8 and 10 years old. Join Luca and his sister Melua on a wild journey of discovery as they explore some of the most spectacular places on earth. Armed with an insatiable sense of curiosity, our two young adventurers head off on a mission to learn about the fascinating animals that call these unique places home. Journeying from the rolling savannahs of the African bush to the crystal clear waters of Africa's two mighty oceans and the towering dunes of the world's oldest desert, they find excitement, mystery and plenty of interesting characters at every turn! The first stop along their journey is at Mala Mala Game Reserve, deep in the heart of the South African bushveld. Not only is it home to the famous Big 5, but also a whole host of other creatures that are almost too weird to be real. Together with their knowledgeable guide and driver, they explore secret roads and hidden pathways, listening out for the roar of a lion, the trumpet of an elephant or the squeak of a squirrel.
Cycle Of The Seasons
Thirst overcomes the hordes of Wildebeest and Zebra moving through Kenya's Masai Mara game reserve on their spectacular annual migration. With the cycle of the seasons comes the dry months, the water of the marsh receded. Now the residents of the marsh face a time of hardship, food will be scarce, until the next rains fall.
Die Rivier godin
Vir die antieke Egiptenare was krokodille gode. Hierdie prehistoriese reptiele van die Ndumo Natuur Reservaat aan die Suid-Afrikaanse Mosambiekse grens het n harde moeilike bestaan. As 'n jong wyfie krokodil haar lewe waag om met die grootste mannetjie in die groep te paar, is sy in direkte kompetisie met ouer en groter wyfies. Dit is 'n ambisieuse oorlewingsstrategie - as haar jong kroos dit maak.
The Heart of the Elephant
A Documentary of Love, Family and Future As humans continually close off their hearts and empathy - elephants are now just showing us how to truly love and forgive. The heart of the elephant is a story of wonder woven together from a tapestry of eye-witness accounts and scientific proof of these gentle giants' intelligence and undeniable emotional capacity, which is far more powerful than we ever acknowledged.
Top Cat
Captive cats become captivating predators in this intensely moving film about a family of caracal that regains their freedom through an alliance with the South African air force. The caracal is evasive, shy and solitary and these little known feline predators are seldom seen and extremely difficult to film. A special group of caracals has been enrolled in the South African air force to protect them from flocks of birds. First of all, though, they have to be taught how to hunt.
Skimme van die soutpanne
‘n Een uur spesiale program oor die stryd van oorlewing vir ‘n bruin hyena ma en haar kleintjies in Botswana se verlate sout panne in die Makgadikgadi – ‘n unieke ekosisteem van ontneming en oorvloed, gesien deur die oë van twee jong navorsers in hulle soektog om hierdie vergete Eden te red van die invloed van die mens.
Dolphin Army
Fast and efficient, an ocean legion is on the move. Growing in momentum, single pods congregate to find food. Combining in battalions over 3000 strong, this is the Dolphin Army. Filmed over 3 years during the spectacular Sardine Run along the eastern coast of South Africa, Peter Lamberti and his team have filmed one of the fastest predators in the ocean - the Common Dolphin. Using advanced underwater technology, they follow a small group of female dolphins as they battle shark threats, raise their calves and journey towards the greatest feeding opportunity in the ocean.
Sense and Scentability
For millions of years, herbivores and predators have competed in an arms race, and over time, they developed specialised survival techniques and super-human abilities. They can see, smell and hear with telescopic vision, advanced radar and instant wireless communication, the real bush telegraph. Sense and Scentability explore the phenomenal world of animal super-senses, looking at dramatic footage of the hunters and the hunted square off against each other in Africa's great wilderness area.
Africa's Deadly Kingdom: Coastlines
Africa's Deadly Kingdom delves deep into the complex lives of the continent's most remarkable species and their never-ending struggles to survive.
Buffalo Warrior
Reputed as one of Africa's deadliest animals, buffalo are one of the fiercest and most powerful members of the Big 5. Their volatile tempers and tendency to charge and gore their opponents with their enormous horns ensures that few predators will take them on. Even lions, Africa's most notorious predators, scatter before their hooves! But there is a greater threat than predators facing the buffalo herds.... Two years ago they might have gored him; now they eat out of his hands. Lindsay Hunt has wound his way deep into the buffalo world, to earn the trust of one of Africa's most fearsome beasts. In the face of devastating disease epidemics, he has devoted his life to fighting for the buffalo on every front. Lindsay Hunt is the 'Buffalo Warrior.'
The Mating Game
Fascinating mating and courting rituals and the ongoing struggle for survival on the African Savannahs.
Africa's Deadly Kingdom: Grasslands
Africa's Deadly Kingdom delves deep into the complex lives of the continent's most remarkable species and their never-ending struggles to survive.
Savage Instinct
The complex dynamics between predator and prey are carefully examined through the use of modern technology. Prey are constantly finding new ways to avoid being eaten by predators it is thus crucial for the predators survival that he too finds mechanisms to outsmart his prey- it's an ever-evolving world on the African Savannah. This show examines this evolutionary process - are predators today fitter, faster and stronger than their predecessors? What gives one animal the edge over another? And how much of the animals behavior is instinctive and how much is learnt? It's a fine balance out on the Savannah grasslands- a world that demands the very best from predator and prey.
Africa's Deadly Kingdom: Reefs
The Last Lioness
A haunting call echoes across the Liuwa Plain. There is no answer, there hasn't been for years. She has no pride, no support - she alone must safeguard her own survival. Her name is Lady Liuwa, and she is the Last Lioness.
Shark Girl: Ella and the secret of shark rock
This is the story of Ella Addison, an extraordinary 12-year-old girl who swims with sharks. It is a family tradition. But something strange is happening around her Shark Rock playground. Blacktip sharks are multiplying, and tiger sharks are disappearing. Curious by nature, Ella starts a school project to solve this mystery. Usually, blacktips migrate to Shark Rock for the sardine run and then move on. But in recent years, they are staying put, which means tiger sharks are being forced out. So, where do the blacktips come from? Jessica Escobar, a feisty Columbian marine biologist, doing her doctoral thesis on blacktips, and Ella makes a formidable team. While Jessica compiles and analysis the genetic information, Ella compiles a visual diary of her dives on Shark Rock to present to her school.
Caught In the Act 1
Caught in the Act brings you a selection of unbelievable scenes depicting extraordinary animal behavior, together with the emotional accounts of the filmmakers who witnessed them, that will make you rethink what you know about the natural world!
Mkomazi: Return of the Rhino
Once found all over Africa, indiscriminate hunting and enthusiasm for decorative rhino-horn daggers has led to near extinction for the black rhino. Thanks to the passage of tight legislation and the rise of vigilant protection, black rhino numbers are finally rising. This film documents efforts at Tanzania's Mkomazi Game Reserve.
Seekoei Hel
Groot nommers van seekoeie is besig om dood te gaan en hulle karkasse word al langs die rivier gevind tot die genot van die krokodille. Wat is die oorsaak van hierdie ongewone sterftes?
Ele Tele
Ele Tele is a 52-minute film that will give viewers an elephant's eye view of the Kruger National Park in South Africa. Using a specially constructed camera and microphone rig attached to the elephant matriarch named Ellie, the film crew and scientists capture every event in the life of a family of elephants.
Hyena: The great opportunist
Hyena: the great opportunist looks at this super predator's social life and hunting ways and explains why they have often been so wrongly perceived. The Spotted Hyena has managed to hold its own amongst a savage world of competitive predators- but how does it achieve such a high status? The answer lies in its adaptability, family structure, physiology, and opportunistic behaviour. Second, only to the lion, the hyena dominates all other predators out on the African plains- obtaining meat while the opportunity exists is this bear-like scavenger's top priority.
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