Extras + Features
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Losing Track of Time in the Drowned Forest
S1 E6 - 2m 14s
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.
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Preview | Episode 6 | Roaring Back
S1 E6 - 30s
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.
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Elephants Don't Forget, But They Can Forgive
S1 E5 - 3m 8s
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.
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Preview | Episode 5 | Battle Lines
S1 E5 - 30s
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.
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Facing Fears of Elephants
S1 E5 - 1m 24s
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.
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Ants That Can't Walk
S1 E5 - 1m 23s
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.
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Delicious, Nutritious Poop
S1 E4 - 1m
From Episode 4 | Hidden Worlds | Beetle expert Bruno De Medeiros uses human excrement to bait his beetle traps.
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Science Isn't for the Faint Hearted
S1 E4 - 49s
From Episode 4 | Hidden Worlds | Meet Gorongosa's very own Tarzan, Harith Farooq. One problem: he has no head for heights. He'll have to overcome his fears to make a dizzying descent into a steep gorge.
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Belly Rub Fit for a Kingfisher
S1 E4 - 1m 29s
From Episode 4 | Hidden Worlds | Bird expert Greg Davies hears a lot more in a bird's call than a pretty song, and shows off his incredible skill. Watch as he reveals what these most extraordinary calls can teach us about an ecosystem.
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Jumping Off a Cliff
S1 E4 - 1m 28s
From Episode 5 | Battle Lines | What's it like to rappel into the unknown? Greg Carr, president of Gorongosa's restoration project, is about to find out as he abseils into the park's least explored depths.
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How Do You Get a Deadly Snake Out of Your Car?
S1 E4 - 2m 50s
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.
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Are You Smarter Than a Lizard?
S1 E4 - 1m 4s
From Episode 4 | Hidden Worlds | Two reptile experts try their best to outwit and catch a lizard.
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