Gorongosa Park

When Bob Poole returns to Gorongosa, he discovers a huge nesting colony of water birds. He resumes his search for the lion cubs that went missing. After many sleepless nights, he finally meets the park’s new cubs — the future of lions in Gorongosa.

From Episode 6 | Roaring Back | Wildlife cameraman Bob Poole takes a tour in a traditional dugout canoe through Gorongosa's flooded forest. Hear why he thinks Gorongosa is one of the greatest national parks in Africa.

From Episode 5 | Battle Lines | Ant expert Leeanne Alonso digs into a tree's bark to look for ants. What she finds is a wonder of adaptive evolution: ants with legs too short to walk.

From Episode 5 | Battle Lines | Ravaged by civil conflict, the park's elephants are wary. An elephant doesn't forget, but, in time, perhaps they can forgive. Elephant expert Joyce Poole meets the main matriarch, Provocadora, of Gorongosa's elephant family.

A new lion’s arrival sparks a conflict among Gorongosa’s dominant lions. Joyce Poole has questions about the mysterious behavior of the Gorongosa’s elephants, and Bob Poole tastes the danger of crop-raiding elephants. Joyce has a breakthrough with the elephants.

From Episode 5 | Battle Lines | Park Guide Jose Montinho grew up with scary stories about elephants. Now, he's learning how to understand them and conquer his childhood fear.

From Episode 4 | Hidden Worlds | Wildlife cameraman Bob Poole and team go face-to-face with a spitting cobra that gets stuck in his car.

From Episode 4 | Hidden Worlds | Two reptile experts try their best to outwit and catch a lizard.

From Episode 2 | Elephant Whisperer | Meet croc expert Sven Bourquin, and hear why he thinks Gorongosa's crocodiles are so impressive.

From Episode 4 | Hidden Worlds | Cinematographer Bob Poole is ravaged by leeches while netting a river at night for juvenile crocodiles.

Bob Poole and a team of scientists estimate that the park may hold Africa’s largest croc population. Rappelling into deep gorges, they discover forests full of new species and unexplored caves, putting Gorongosa on the map as one of Africa’s last frontiers.

From Episode 4 | Hidden Worlds | Beetle expert Bruno De Medeiros uses human excrement to bait his beetle traps.