In the desert wilderness of Namibia there is a river that lies hidden beneath the sand for most of the year. The abundance of water flowing over the desert is short-lived, in just a few days it all seeps into the ground and the plants and animals of the desert have to rely once more on their skills to survive in one of the harshest environments on Earth.
Up Next in Season 1
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GROA02 - Zambezi the mighty river
Africa’s landscape is sculpted by some formidable rivers and the Zambezi is one of the continent’s mightiest. When the summer rains come to the valley and fill the pools of the land buffalos and elephants leave the river, but some animals, like the resident birds and spotted-neck otters, will alw...
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GROA03 - Luangwa river of extremes.
Hidden between the mountains of Africa’s Rift Valley flows a majestic river that brings an abundant surge of water to the Luangwa Valley. But after six months of no rain life for the animals becomes extremely desperate. Just as there seems to be no hope of survival, the clouds gather over the mou...
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GROA04 - Okavango the miracle river
One of Africa’s most remarkable rivers spreads its waters over the desolate plains of the Kalahari Desert, forming the largest inland delta on earth, the Okavango. Fed by the summer rains that fall over southern Angola, the Okavango River flows into the heart of the desert in Botswana. As the wat...
