Waterworld Africa

Follow a day in the life of the residents of a southern African mangrove forest, meeting red-claw mangrove crabs that manage the forest, vervet monkeys that occupy the canopy, and mudskippers and fiddler crabs that rule the mudflats.

Declared a RAMSAR site and considered one of the world’s most renowned wilderness areas, Africa’s Okavango Delta is home to a wide variety of African wildlife, from the big five megafauna species to more than 400 birds and 70 species of rare fish.

An unusual colony of African penguins have learned to live with their human neighbours on the southwestern tip of Africa, but their tenacity is tested by golf courses, highways, pets, and a sea of curious humans who view them as a tourist attraction.

Life in Africa’s savannas is ruled by water, and throughout the long dry season, when life-giving rivers run dry, competition for space in the remaining waterholes is fierce. Sometimes the lack of water even makes for strange bedfellows.

Nestled on the western coast of South Africa lies an extraordinary cove that is host to an abundance of marine and bird life, providing ample food for both locals and permanent residents and spurring a life cycle that reaches well beyond Africa.

A mighty river snakes through wilderness in southern Africa. Its vast flood plains are a magnet for animals that, during the dry season, travel great distances to reach this oasis.

Follow a river’s epic quest to find the ocean, carrying water that has floated high over the mountains, quenched giant thirsts, and cut through rock, only to spill its nutrients into the warm and vibrant Indian Ocean and continue its endless cycle.

South Africa’s greatest wetland, Lake St. Lucia, provides sustenance for animals that depend on standing water, including hippos, crocs, and countless water birds.