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 always rely on this river – one of Africa’s mightiest – the Zambezi.
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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...
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GROA05 - Mara river of strife
The seasons bring life to the valleys forged by the African rivers, but they also play a part in nature’s tragedies. For most of the year, the Mara River flows peacefully through the wide plains of southern Kenya, but during the dry months, it displays the ultimate life-and-death struggle: the cr...
