Rivers of Life

Explore extraordinary animals, landscapes, and people who live alongside iconic rivers. Season 1 explores the Amazon, the Nile and the Mississippi. Season two travels down three of Earth's great rivers: the Zambezi, the Danube and the Yukon.

Schedule

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Rivers of Life

The Nile

Thursday
Aug 6

2:00 pm

1 Hour

The Nile, the world's longest river, provides a lifeline for Africa's elephants and leopards, extreme kayakers and ancient wonders.
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Rivers of Life

The Amazon

Thursday
Aug 6

3:00 pm

1 Hour

Some of the Amazon's secrets include boiling streams, crystal clear lagoons, pink river dolphins and a strange new reef.
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Rivers of Life

The Mississippi

Thursday
Aug 6

4:00 pm

1 Hour

The Mississippi River stretches far beyond the Deep South, into nearly half of the United States.

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