Beautiful Serengeti
Shows the diversity of animals in East Africa, in unspoiled landscapes and extraordinary sceneries.
20221 season
HDCC
Season 1
12 episodes
- 1. The ChaseFocusing on Africa's predators and how they hunt, from cheetahs running down gazelles to lions taking on the mighty buffalo. Even the best hunters can be outrun and outwitted.CC24minJan 1, 2022
- 2. The HuntFocusing on hunters and hunting, the brutal ending of a life, an act which sustains another's. The hunt is by far the most dramatic event on the plains of the Serengeti.CC24minJan 8, 2022
- 3. DefenceDiscover defensive strategies that include the most powerful instinct, a mother's love - the protection of the next generation. It is the act of self-sacrifice or risk of harm that typifies a mother's defence of her offspring.CC24minJan 15, 2022
- 4. ProtectionLearn how animals use all sorts of strategies to protect their families and food from marauders.CC24minJan 22, 2022
- 5. FamilyExploring the many different concepts of family in the natural world: getting together, the raising of cubs and chicks and how family bonds can determine an animal's fate.CC24minJan 29, 2022
- 6. Blood KinRevealing more family strategies at work, and the heavy price the young pay in hostile takeovers.CC24minFeb 5, 2022
- 7. CompetitionLooking at the ever-present challenges presented by competing for food, mating rights or territory. The competitive spirit is shown in the hunt, the competition between predator and prey.CC24minFeb 12, 2022
- 8. RivalsSome animals in the Serengeti seem to be forever at war. Species compete with each other over territories, ring fencing these areas with scent marking.CC24minFeb 19, 2022
- 9. MigrationThe great herds take centre stage, running the gamut of predators and pressures unique to this nomadic way of life.CC24minFeb 26, 2022
- 10. JourneyThe annual migration continues on through more hazards and dangers.CC24minMar 5, 2022
- 11. Water WorldsTurning to the rivers and lakes contained in the Serengeti eco-system and looking at creatures whose lives are controlled by the presence or lack of life-giving water.CC24minMar 12, 2022
- 12. River GiantsExploring the river environment, where the enormous Nile crocodiles and hippopotamus are found.CC24minMar 19, 2022
