Beautiful Serengeti

Episode 2 · 24 min

The Hunt

Focusing on hunters and hunting, the brutal ending of a life, an act which sustains another's. The hunt is by far the most dramatic event on the plains of the Serengeti.

Episode 3 · 24 min

Defence

Discover defensive strategies that include the most powerful instinct, a mother's love - the protection of the next generation. It is the act of self-sacrifice or risk of harm that typifies a mother's defence of her offspring.

Episode 4 · 24 min

Protection

Learn how animals use all sorts of strategies to protect their families and food from marauders.

Episode 5 · 24 min

Family

Exploring the many different concepts of family in the natural world: getting together, the raising of cubs and chicks and how family bonds can determine an animal's fate.

Episode 6 · 24 min

Blood Kin

Revealing more family strategies at work, and the heavy price the young pay in hostile takeovers.

Episode 7 · 24 min

Competition

Looking at the ever-present challenges presented by competing for food, mating rights or territory. The competitive spirit is shown in the hunt, the competition between predator and prey.

Episode 8 · 24 min

Rivals

Some animals in the Serengeti seem to be forever at war. Species compete with each other over territories, ring fencing these areas with scent marking.

Episode 9 · 24 min

Migration

The great herds take centre stage, running the gamut of predators and pressures unique to this nomadic way of life.

Episode 10 · 24 min

Journey

The annual migration continues on through more hazards and dangers.

Episode 11 · 24 min

Water Worlds

Turning to the rivers and lakes contained in the Serengeti eco-system and looking at creatures whose lives are controlled by the presence or lack of life-giving water.

Episode 12 · 24 min

River Giants

Exploring the river environment, where the enormous Nile crocodiles and hippopotamus are found.