Natural Paradises of Africa

Season 2

2010 · 9 episodes · 7h 48m in all

Episodes

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   1. Ethiopia: Land of Extremes

   6 Jun 2010 · 52 min

   In a wilderness of extremes, how do the diverse and ancient people of Ethiopia coexist alongside wildlife found nowhere else in the world?

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   2. Congo: The Untamed Heart

   4 Jun 2010 · 52 min

   A wilderness of extremes. How do these uniquely diverse, ancient people coexist alongside wildlife found nowhere else in the world?

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   3. Lake Turkana: Land of the Crocodile

   5 Jun 2010 · 52 min

   Stretching for thousands of square kilometres, the world's largest salt lake receives little rainfall and temperatures fluctuate wildly. How can life flourish in this environment?

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   4. Cape Coast: Where Worlds Collide

   4 Jun 2010 · 52 min

   Stretching 1,500 miles from the frigid waters of Cape Point to the sub-tropical seas of Kwazulu- Natal, Africa's Cape Coast is where irresistible force meet immoveable object.

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   5. Virungas: Land of Ice and Fire

   2 Jun 2010 · 52 min

   How is this epic land of fire and ice home to some of the world's most iconic animals and the most mysterious landscapes?

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   6. Nile: An African Odyssey

   2 Jun 2010 · 52 min

   The world's longest river flows from the heart of Africa into the Mediterranean Sea. What feeds this inexhaustible river to make its waters so fertile?

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   7. Madagascar: Island of Monsters

   3 Jun 2010 · 52 min

   Madagascar is truly a weird and wonderful land. Isolated on an island of extreme and magical looking locations, life has adapted and diversified. With few predators, numbers have proliferated and natural selection has gone mad.

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   8. Mount Kenya: African Heart of Ice

   3 Jun 2010 · 52 min

   Reaching high into the sky at Africa's equator, Mount Kenya stretches up into the troposphere. How does life survive on these harsh slopes?

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   9. Sahara: Life on the Edge

   5 Jun 2010 · 52 min

   Stretching for thousands of square kilometres, the world's largest salt lake receives little rainfall and temperatures fluctuate wildly. How can life flourish in this environment?