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2013Documentary

First aired

January 2, 2013

8.3

TMDB Score

83% match · 123 votes

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S01 · E01

Kalahari

Season 1 · Jan 2, 2013 · 57m

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Kalahari

Jan 2, 2013 · 57m

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Savannah

Jan 9, 2013 · 57m

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Congo

Jan 16, 2013 · 57m

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Cape

Jan 23, 2013 · 57m

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Sahara

Jan 30, 2013 · 58m

E06▶

The Future

Feb 6, 2013 · 58m

The series opens in Africa's south west corner and features the wildlife and landscapes of the Kalahari and Namib deserts. Starlight cameras reveal previously unfilmed nocturnal behaviour of black rhinos as they socialise at a Kalahari waterhole, and super slow motion footage captures a fierce battle between two male giraffes. Other sequences show Namibia's famous and mysterious fairy circles, how a fork-tailed drongo's talent for mimicry allows it to steal a meal from a meerkat clan, how ostrichs help their chicks find water, and how red-billed queleas defend their nests from marauding armoured bush crickets. Also, for the first time, cameras enter the world's largest underground lake in Dragon's Breath Cave and film the critically endangered golden cave catfish. Eye to Eye looks behind the scenes of the rhino and giraffe filming.

About the Series

Documentary

Synopsis

Africa, the world's wildest continent. David Attenborough takes us on an awe-inspiring journey through one of the most diverse places in the world. We visit deserts, savannas, and jungles and meet up with some of Africa's amazing wildlife.

First aired: January 2, 2013
Last aired: February 6, 2013
Seasons: 1 season · 6 episodes
Status: Ended
Original language: English
Network: BBC One