Science and Nature

Gorongosa Park

Experience the inspiring rebirth of an African wilderness through the eyes of Emmy Award-winning wildlife cameraman Bob Poole. Darting lions, wrestling crocs, facing down angry elephants - it's all part of a day's work as he joins the battle to re-wild a legendary national park.

Preview | Episode 6 | Roaring Back

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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.

Extras + Features

  • Science Isn't for the Faint Hearted: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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.

  • Belly Rub Fit for a Kingfisher: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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.

  • Jumping Off a Cliff: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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.

  • Tricks of the Trade: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Tricks of the Trade

    S1 E3 - 2m 11s

    From Episode 3 | New Blood | Wildlife cameraman Bob Poole shows the tricks of the trade as he cheats an aerial view of the eland capture from the top of a hill in Gorongosa National Park.

  • Preview | Episode 3 | New Blood: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Preview | Episode 3 | New Blood

    S1 E3 - 30s

    Bob Poole and the lion team find one of the cubs with a grave wound and race to save her. A massive relocation mission is launched to bring back zebra and eland — Africa’s largest antelope. Discover a hero who kept Gorongosa alive after the war.

  • Key to a Hidden World: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Key to a Hidden World

    S1 E3 - 1m 52s

    From Episode 3 | New Blood | Hidden worlds are all around us, all we have to do is stop and look. Scientist Piotr Naskrecki shares his childhood stories about how he became so passionate for the world beneath our feet.

  • Bat and Cricket Echolocation Calls: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Bat and Cricket Echolocation Calls

    S1 E3 - 2m 12s

    A recording of the echolocation calls of 8 species of Gorongosa bats (Rhinolophus landeri, R. simulator, Hipposideros caffer, Nycteris thebaica, Myotis bocagii, Miniopterus fraterculus, Neoromicia nana, Chaerephon pumilus) and 3 crickets (Homoeogryllus orientalis, Anaxipha sp., undet. Podoscirtinae). Bat calls were slowed down 100 times, crickets 10 times. Video courtesy of Piotr Naskrecki.

  • Trial by Lion: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trial by Lion

    S1 E3 - 2m 35s

    From Episode 3 | New Blood | Park veterinarian, Rui Branco discusses what it takes to be a wildlife vet and help restore a park like Gorongosa.

  • Tree Fairies: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Tree Fairies

    S1 E3 - 51s

    From Episode 4 | Hidden Worlds | Plant expert Bart Wursten shows Tongai Castigo fairy-like insects on a tree. Bart describes how the tree works like a planet, supporting so much life.

  • Not Your Ordinary Office: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Not Your Ordinary Office

    S1 E2 - 2m 1s

    From Episode 2 | Elephant Whisperer | Wildlife cameraman Bob Poole's custom shooting vehicle is known as "The Bobmobile." Take a close up look at its special features, such as a 360-degree turret designed so he never misses a shot.

  • Managing the Wild: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Managing the Wild

    S1 E2 - 1m 24s

    From Episode 5 | Battle Lines | Where lions, crocs, hippos and humans are neighbors, meet the man in charge of keeping the peace, Park Warden Mateus Mutemba. Hear what it takes to be warden of a national treasure.

  • Preview | Episode 2 | Elephant Whisperer: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Preview | Episode 2 | Elephant Whisperer

    S1 E2 - 30s

    Bob Poole and his sister Joyce, a renowned elephant expert, face charging elephants to gain insights into elephant behavior. Meanwhile, Mt. Gorongosa is taken over by a group of rebel soldiers, creating a tense air of uncertainty and fear in the park.

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