Lions Take Down Warthogs
A pride of lions has no trouble hunting warthogs in their territory. They prey on the hogs to get them through the dry season in the Okavango.
Mama Leopard Uses Sausage Tree to Hunt
This leopard mother has devised a clever way to ambush prey. She hides in the branches of a sausage tree and waits for antelope to come to feed on the fallen flowers. This ingenious hunting technique improves her success in providing food for her two hungry cubs.
Flamingos Feed After the Rains
The salty rainwater in the Okavango attracts a flock of flamingos. They come to feed on the shrimp that have hatched in the sheet water.
Inside NATURE - Making of Okavango: River of Dreams | Part 3
Dereck and Beverly Joubert take us behind the camera for the filming of the final episode. They share some of the technical challenges and reflect on the full scale of the project.
Okavango: River of Dreams - Inferno - Preview
Discover the landscape and wildlife of the Lower Okavango River, where the land is baked dry by the scorching sun of the Kalahari Desert and animals must adapt to the extreme environment.
Elephants Mourn A Killed Buffalo
A group of elephants takes offense when a pride of lions kills a buffalo. One elephant behaves as though she's lost one of her own in this fascinating display between two powerful species on the Okavango.
Okavango: River of Dreams - Limbo - Preview
Delve into the landscape and wildlife of the “Middle World,” the delta of the Okavango River. In the most dynamic and lively part of the river, long caravans of elephants travel along the water, and Pied kingfishers hover before diving in for fish and frogs. Hyena and warthog families share neighboring dens, helping each other by keeping an eye on threatening predators.
The Rarest Antelope in the World
A mix between a waterbuck and a red lechwe - this totally unique antelope, called a 'wachwe' - is caught in limbo between a pack of hungry African wild dogs and a group of territorial hippos in the Okavango river.
Hyena and Warthog Families Share a Home
Hyenas can easily rip a warthog to pieces, but this family allows a group of warthogs to share their den. It turns out, the two families make pretty good housemates - adding extra security from unwanted predators.
Bushbaby Snacks on Insects
The Southern Lesser Galago, also known as a Bushbaby, is perfectly adapted to hunt insects at night. Their tiny bodies are offset by their large, saucer-like eyes, and they will wash their feet and hands in their own urine to make them stickier and help in climbing trees.
Inside NATURE - Making of Okavango: River of Dreams | Part 2
Filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert show the process of filming episode two. See some of the most charming and stunning moments from behind the camera and hear more about the Joubert's commitment to conservation.
Filmmaker Q&A
Filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert joined us for a quick Q&A about their three-part miniseries.
Jacana Dad Rescues Chicks from Crocodile
When their lily pad home is threatened by a crocodile, this devoted father jacana saves his chicks by tucking one under each wing and carrying them to safety.
Hippos Fight Over Territory
Watch as a pair of bull hippos battle for a pool on the Okavango and make a spectacular splash.
Elephant Architects of the Okavango
See how elephants actually help shape the flow of the Okavango River, cutting pathways through the reeds and vegetation that the water flow then follows.
Inside NATURE - Making Okavango: River of Dreams | Part One
Join filmmakers and conservationists Dereck and Beverly Joubert for a behind-the-camera look at the making of the first chapter in their Okavango epic.
Okavango: River of Dreams - Paradise - Preview
Explore the landscape and wildlife of the upper Okavango River, where the deep water shows elephants swimming and carving channels through the reeds and papyrus, setting small birds afloat to drift past hippos and crocodiles. A lioness severely injured by a buffalo is left for dead by her pride. Now disabled, she must survive in the swamp alone, hunting to feed her little cubs.
African Skimmer Parenting
See the elegant way African Skimmers hunt for fish on the Okavango River and the sweet way they care for their chicks, particularly after they've just escaped from a crocodile.
Okavango: River of Dreams - Series Preview
Experience the wildlife of the Okavango Delta, an unlikely oasis and lush paradise in Southern Africa that connects and supports a wide array of creatures. Lions chase elephants, who chase hippos, who chase crocodiles. F. Murray Abraham narrates.
Meet the World's Smallest Monkey
Weighing less than an apple, pygmy marmosets are the tiniest monkeys on earth. They have the ability to leap over 30 times their body length across the treetops in the Amazon jungle.
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