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Okavango

A look at some of earth's greatest spectacles. How a yearly flood creates the lush wetland of the Okavango Delta in the middle of the vast Kalahari Desert.

Set in three of the most seasonally changeable landscapes on earth - Svalbard, Okavango and New England - this series showcases the stunning transformations that occur each year, revealing the unique processes behind them and showing how wildlife has adapted to cope with the changes. Narrated by Domhnall Gleeson.

The Okavango Delta is one of the world's largest inland deltas, and it supports a variety of life as rich as any you will see in Africa. Yet this lush wetland of islands and lagoons lies in the middle of the vast, featureless Kalahari Desert. This is the story of how it happens. Following groups of wildlife, including hippos, baboons, catfish, kingfishers, leopards, warthogs and elephants, the film reveals how the yearly flood transforms the landscape and impacts their lives. But more surprisingly, it reveals how, with the help of termites and hippos, the flood actually creates this extraordinary delta in the first place.

59 minutes

Last on

Wed 15 Feb 2023 15:30

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Narrator Domhnall Gleeson
Producer Paul Bradshaw
Executive Producer Jo Shinner

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