Nature

The Elephant and the Termite

Witness the creation of the waterhole, one of Africa’s greatest wildlife meeting places manufactured by giant elephants and tiny termites. From baboons to dung beetles to chameleons, an entire community of creatures call the waterhole their home.

The Elephant and the Termite

53m 13s

Witness the creation of the waterhole, one of Africa’s greatest wildlife meeting places manufactured by giant elephants and tiny termites. From baboons to dung beetles to chameleons, an entire community of creatures call the waterhole their home.

Previews + Extras

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    The Elephant and the Termite - About

    S40 E3 - 30s

    Witness the creation of the waterhole, one of Africa’s greatest wildlife meeting places manufactured by giant elephants and tiny termites. From baboons to dung beetles to chameleons, an entire community of creatures call the waterhole their home.

  • Tiny Dung Beetle Ping-Pongs Up Termite Mound: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Tiny Dung Beetle Ping-Pongs Up Termite Mound

    S40 E3 - 2m 15s

    The mound the termites abandoned might not look much of a threat, but to a dung beetle, it’s a mountain whose slopes are covered with pitfall traps. A dung beetle is a walnut-sized package of determination, but he is also upside down pushing backwards so he can’t see where he is going.

  • Small Bird Narrowly Escapes Eagle's Clutches: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Small Bird Narrowly Escapes Eagle's Clutches

    S40 E3 - 1m 38s

    Ten million red-billed quelea rest at the waterhole during their migration. These small birds are prey for larger birds, including steppe eagles. One quelea escapes the jaws of a terrapin only to be spotted by an eagle and must hide in a log before attempting to escape.

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    The Fish That Breathes Air

    S40 E3 - 2m 10s

    A lungfish spends each dry season asleep underground, waiting for the waters to arrive before emerging. As the waterhole dries up at the end of the wet season, it will bury down to spend the dry season safely cocooned in the mud.

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