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The Okavango Delta in Botswana is so large it's visible from space. This is home to an alphabet of wild animals, from aardvarks to zebras, and some of the smallest mammals live here. Meet the mongoose gang. They may look cute and cuddly, but they'll do whatever it takes to protect themselves, which is a never-ending battle. Snakes, birds of prey, and other predators are always lurking, dive-bombing, or attacking. Survival is tenuous-especially being...
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There's a gang war happening in the Luangwa Valley in Zambia, a battle among hippos for territory, dominance, mating rights, and survival. The reason? Dry season-a seven-month drought that forces over 30,000 hippos to the deepest part of the river to stay wet and cool. Follow these three-ton beasts as they fight lions, crocodiles, and other hippo gangs, struggling to stay alive until the next rainfall. Only then can they return to the lush paradise...
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Tucked right next to the famous Kruger National Park is one of the largest private game reserves in South Africa-Mala Mala. It is home to a bounty of wildlife, including the Big Five. They're the most ferocious animals to hunt on foot, and the buffalo is the most aggressive. And yet, all that these otherwise placid bovines want is to be left alone so they can graze in safety, celebrate their new life, and live in peace. But there is no peace. They...
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They're not called wild dogs for nothing, but they're also loving, caring, and protective. They look after their young, injured, and elderly. More than anything else, they're a team. They live together, hunt together, and are completely dependent on each other. There are no outsiders. The gang is one big family. They are led by an alpha male and an alpha female. We follow a gang in the Mashatu Game Reserve in Botswana as they are forced to migrate...
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Alone they may be weak, but with strength in numbers, some African creatures are deadly. Wild dogs the size of household pets conquer prey more than ten times their size, and the tiny mongoose's tight family unit keeps it out of trouble. Buffalo travel in herds up to 1,000 strong, and when threatened, they attack in force. During the annual Sardine Run, a super-pod of common dolphins up to 5,000 rely on their military precision to outmaneuver sharks...
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The alienlike jaws of a moray eel and the remarkably fast strike speed of a puff adder are just two of the deadly weapons featured in Africa's Deadliest: Lethal Weapons. During mating season, male elephants duke it out with their massive tusks that grow to ten feet long. A moray eel uses a second set of jaws in the back of its throat to snatch prey. The octopus camouflages itself until a hapless victim wanders too close.
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Predators specialize in different strategies of killing techniques. From silent, unseen ambush assassins to immense power, stealth, and camouflage, these creatures are at the top of their game. Equipped with super-senses, ingenious strategies, lightning-fast reactions, and incredible physiological adaptations that have been perfected over millennia, their prey doesn't stand a chance.
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Madagascar's creatures have developed some of the strangest survival methods and physical adaptations Mother Nature has to offer. Rare and spectacularly striking, this curious collection of odd critters is unlike anything else on Earth. Thriving everywhere from the tangled forests of the east to the arid plains of the west, these wonderful creatures raise the bar for the meaning of bizarre.
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Hyenas are opportunists. If they need to steal, they will. If caution is the better part of valor, then they're cautious. They never say no to a free meal-even if it's the scraps left behind by other predators. When they're finished with a carcass, all that's left on the ground is a wet spot. A large enough gang can completely consume a wildebeest in fifteen minutes-skin, flesh, and bones. Unlike some other predators, hyenas are dominated by females....
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During the dry season in the Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe, there isn't enough water. There isn't enough food. The fifty thousand elephants that live there need to migrate. We follow one gang of fifteen elephants on their journey to the Chobe River in Botswana. Led by its matriarch, the gang is completely made up of her offspring, and it's her responsibility to get her family safely to the river. Despite all the dangers, she doesn't give up. She...
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