Serengeti III

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Capturing the high drama of the Serengeti’s distinctive wildlife up close.

Love and loss, jealousy and rivalry, tragedy and triumph as the lives of the animals entwine and dramatically unfold in the heart of this legendary land.

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Serengeti: Series 3: Pressure

Pressure

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As the land dries, it’s a struggle to find water, but Nalla has a clever solution.

As the land dries, everyone struggles to find water. The hippos get trapped in the shrinking lake, and Nalla the elephant finds a clever solution to quench everyone’s thirst.

Mafuta, the baby hippo, is in crisis. His pod has been taken over by a marauding male, and his mother must take him far from the river. Kali, the lioness, tries to dig the warthogs out of the den, but the situation turns comical when the rest of the pride gets involved. Lions and warthogs run amok across the plains in a hunt with a surprising outcome. Will the warthogs come out on top, or is this a family Kali can finally be proud of? 

For everyone, the good times will soon be over as the dry season starts to take hold. The lake becomes a place of refuge not just for the thirsty herds but also for Mafuta and his mother. Duma, the cheetah, takes the coalition to the lake to hunt. By finally working together, they manage to catch a wildebeest, but their efforts capture the attention of Zalika and the thieving hyenas. Things go from bad to worse when the coalition discovers a female cheetah, and arguments break out as to what they should do. They end up fighting among themselves as the female escapes. Duma decides he’s better off alone, but is it the right decision? 

As the herds move on and dust clouds fill the plains, Bakari leads his troop in search of better foraging. To reach it, they must cross the shrinking river and risk a run-in with Magamba. But the far side is no safe haven: Bakari has taken them into the territory of another baboon troop, one the size of a small army. When all-out war threatens the survival of his troop, Bakari realises his last hope may lie with the elephants. 

On the plains, Utani and his pup are foraging for delicacies when a hungry serval strikes. Could he have taken Utani’s pup? Nalla is leading Kadogo and the herd on a life-saving mission to find water. She takes them to the lake, but when they arrive, she finds it is fast disappearing and the water unfit to drink. Nalla must call on all her wisdom to find a solution before it’s too late.

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