"AFRICAN WILD" "Africa is a continent ravaged  Where the ruling force of life is freshwater." "Often poor - but sometimes torrential" "Water is a landscape architect... a catalazitor for some of the most dazzling wildlife spectacles of nature." "This is the story most precious merchandise..." "And the many delightful world that created them." "LAKES AND RIVERS" "The source of all fresh water in Africa are rain clouds charge," "That amounts from warm oceans surrounding the continent." "Washing land, their destination is uncertain..." "And fickle winds are dirijaþi." "But the highest African lands, hills and mountains, preþioasei captures most of their loads." "The contours of the earth... riverbeds and valleys that channel the water..." "Increasing the volume and power," "Water takes more and more control..." "cutting and single path." "Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe... the largest curtain of water in the world... a small miracle, which locals call the "smoke that thunders"." "With thousands of streams channeled into one powerful river..." "Natural waters become their architect." "Boulders hit the river bed... making waterfalls and highest keys deeper." "This body of water has a name..." "Zambezi River." "While the earth is leveled," "River is a border of opportunities..." "The waters are calmer... warmer... oxygen and rich in dissolved minerals..." "essential ingredients of life." "Fishing is good!" "Reed Cormorant's hydrodynamic shape for tracking demons wonderful sea..." "The fish is also the main food of the local population Tokaleya." "From the springs at thousands of kilometers upstream" "Zambeziului gentle waters are now... soft and rich enough to sustain life." "Zambezi is one of the main final judgments which has its origins in Africa and Equatorial branch like some huge arteries across the continent." "Clearly visible from space," "Congo drains more than 3 million square kilometers of rainforest." "The Nile is the longest river in the world... flowing about 7,000 km up the Mediterranean." "And the mighty Niger..." "Sahel desert gives life in West Africa." "Thousands of these feeds major rivers tributaries... some capillaries connecting to the surface over Africa." "Tributaries, yes - but by any standard are big rivers." "Such as Luangwa, which flows into the Zambezi." "ªerpuindu-road and highlands" "Luangwa slows and collects silt... which is now overflowing..." "to form an almost desert landscape." "For land animals," "River is one of the few places where you can get the coveted drink." "Here - as in most of Africa are poor and unpredictable rains." "Drought can take eight months or more..." "A resource that minimizes Luangwa." "Although fall 57 million tonnes of rain on the African continent every day, up to 80% is lost through evaporation or absorption into the ground... so that the rest is precious..." "It's so demand for water, that all kinds of tail are willing riverbank..." "Assuming a temporary armistiþiu." "But queued thirst is not without risks." "Nile crocodiles..." "a creature older than Africa its very... his skill hunting was sharp in over 200 million years." "Furiºatul using to the fullest, crocodile must be close to a meter of prey." "Desperate to drink, buffalo seems oblivious to danger." "... Crocodile has exited too much water  But it will be another opportunity." "The dry season brings many opportunities for crocodiles, but it's a real problem" "All other animal for large freshwater in Africa - the hippo." "Hippos need deep water to protect the skin from sun-and wild." "And when the rivers drop to a critical level, males become very aggressive..." "These battles are brutal for winning the territories deep water favorite females." "To reward the winner deep waters" "And numerous females is enormous..." "Hippos lives are driven by seasonal decrease and increase, but these finches and small savanna known as "Quelle"" "They are completely nomadic," "Finding instinctively water from hundreds of kilometers away." "Like locusts gather in flocks of millions, forming large flocks of 4 km." "Quelle - as many birds from subtropical Africa reproduce when food and torrential rains are belºug." "But here in Luangwa, a spectacular bird do the opposite." "Mâncãtoarele carmine bee, reproduce in the warmer times of the year, sandbars when the rivers are at low water." "Pocneºte head and not a wall of bricks but tighten dig a nest." "It's a chore because the river always tighten reshapes schools." "The steep slopes are the most sought because it offers safety towards predators." "Some eating bee will try anything to get what they want..." "Being the owner of a nest does not guarantee pairing... she has seduced a gift." "He gives a bee that seals the connection." "In a crowded colony like this, paraziþii and cãpuºele are spread," "Carmine Bee eaters so I reserve the time to burn in the sun." "But not afford to relax... business reproduction in birds always attract trouble." "Makes its appearance dragon." "ªopârlele monitor swimmers are scavengers and try formidable" "And staying relaxed along African rivers." "Bee eaters can not stop the egg thief decided." "But reproducing itself in huge number only a small percentage of nests are robbed." "Many eggs are hard enough." "Not only must monitor ºopârlele bee eaters beware." "Throughout jokes Luangwa River is an even greater threat." "... Osprey African  Who is not indifferent to birds." "For male hippopotamus drought can be a killer." "In the open burner, the wounded and the battles istoviþi can easily die." "Waiting in the wings..." "entrepreneur patient." "Although their habitual diet the fish are small crocodiles can lay hands on a large male once a year  And a large male hippo has over two tons of meat." "Juices from the stomach of a crocodile are more acidic than of any other animal strong enough to digest any part of the housing - even hooves, bones and skin." "Despite the massive jaws, crocodiles can not chew, but can snatch large chunks of meat grasping and twisting housing." "Large crocodiles can guzzle nearly half a tonne of meat." "Under such an attack casing can disappear within hours." "African rivers are vital lines of life, bringing relief to the harshest places yet hold only part of the continent's freshwater." "In the past 20 million years" "Africa has been torn along the Great Rift Valley, creating that since November basins were filled with water." "The result is a huge lakes... such as Tanganica, Kivu... and Malawi." "Lake Malawi is a permanent freshwater ocean... almost a kilometer deep and 600 km long." "The birth of this great lake caused a rapid explosion of life." "More than 700 kinds of fish cichlid evolved from one species which has penetrated the first time in lake in neighboring rivers." "Although the tournament for food and space, each type of cichlid has developed its special habits." "Many feed on algae each evolving to harvest different types of rocks on the front." "Not all cichlid are vegetarians." "Jokes lurking in the middle of the water is a fish fast as lightning  Barracuda from Lake Malawi." "And hidden below the only fish in the world playing dead." "This cichlid prey momeºte mimicking a rotten body." "In a world so dangerous, young cichlid need defense." "Many mothers of Lake Malawi protect their offspring by holding them in the mouth." "The method is good until the chicks grow..." "Then when it happens, this particular cichlid swims in deep..." "At 50 meters depth finding new bone... a pair of devils high." "High devil already has its own chicken but they are tolerant to the adoption of hundreds of young cichlid." "This remarkable behavior is so new to science that no one knows how or why it evolved." "Lake Malawi is an area of water stable, where life is shelter from climatic extremes... but the arrival of rains has a profound influence upon all the inhabitants." "Þâºnesc on the surface of the lake billion bite... forming clouds îmãlþime 2 km and 5 km in width." "No one knows what triggers this event... cycle of... or thunder raindrops hitting the water." "To bite, trip on the lake bottom is dangerous..." "Their larvae must climb 40 meters... alergâng in front of hundreds of openings." "When they reach reproductive swarm, flies are still not safe... as food for swallows, swifts and martini... that îngraºã before their long migration to Europe." "After mating the females lay their eggs on the surface of the lake tighten..." "And then die..." "all in a few days." "Another wealth for cichlids." "But feeding the lake surface is a game of death." "Pescãruºul Balti..." "þintaº waters reached a..." "Balti's largest Pescãruºul pescãruº in Africa able to fly 20 km away from the shore to hunt." "Lake Malawi is so productive that almost a quarter of a million people tighten'm living here." "70% of all proteins the local diet comes directly from fish." "With wealth and abundance of freshwater nesfîrºitã," "Great Lakes of Africa are stretched as some oasis in a predominantly dry continent." "But their influence stretches far behind their banks." "During the rainy season the Great Lakes" "It can increase by up to three meters." "Stretched over an area twice the size of Ireland they represent billions of tons of water in addition." "Swollen lakes may retain all excess water." "Flooded rivers around which overflows banks... forming new world of water..." "þinuturile muddy Africa." "Every year Chambeshi River flooded 10,000 square kilometers in Zambia... turning them into mlaºtina Bengweulu." "Its waters are warm and low... crammed with nutrients..." "And seething with life." "Mobiitatea is the key to survival in the mire, where food is hard enough sometimes." "With their long legs," "Black Lechwe antelopes can tighten the richest way to the meadows of water." "... And in flight, herons, egrets and storks can find the best fishing spots." "In the most remote places in Bengweulu lives one of the rarest birds in Africa and discrete  Stork-billed shoe." "It's a prudent hunter with a keen eye... able to see the weakest movements at the surface of the water." "A lung fish." "Knock-shoe is a specialist in catching big fish in small spaces, but most birds from mlaºtina Bengweulu must reach everywhere" "To find meetings richest insect broaºte and plevuºcã." "Etalându himself and calling one another, mlaºtinã groups of cranes can communicate information about the best places to feed." "Teamwork is essential for spoonbills." "Moving like a Roman legion, her hand peºtiºorii before them." "Swaying from side to side, their beaks creates eddies, which helps to feel and to remove the fish." "In front of them, black egrets intercepts prey escape." "Cunning hunters are... who use wings and some umbrellas to create shade... the fish luring unsuspecting to their feet." "Increasing and decreasing after seasons, quiet waters," "Bengweulu little deeper in the mire formed a simple - but magical." "Bengweulu far south, is a different type of slime..." "much more complex." "Okavango in Botswana... a fan-shaped delta terminating ashore..." "and who never reach the sea..." "It stretched a tapestry of waterways." "Okavango is shaped by earth..." "of water..." "And emanating gross force." "Hippos are mocirlelor bulldozers... creating channels that directs the water..." "These channels are always changing." "Vegetation and sediments close the old routes  And open new flood lakes." "Mlaºtinii the center's permanent water..." "MECA is one of the hippos." "Here there is no fear of dying from dryness." "Together this group represents 40 tons of earth-moving equipment that." "Hippos strength not only shape the delta... it enriches their manure and waterways... îngrãºãmântul valuable that scatter throughout the system." "Here almost flat land and waters flowing very calming Okavango ... Needing six months to cross the delta." "ªirurile papyrus parties dominate the rapidly growing higher where water is a bit faster..." "By going through these waters lazy fish as ºtiuca African... seeking new frontiers to breed and eat." "Watching the movements of fishes... a chain of hunters..." "such as Baye in Botswana  They put nets channels to intercept the fish migrating." "Quiet waters, clear the Okavango make easy prey to be caught up  And osprey African hunter has a keen eye for..." "Eagles fishing with suliþa..." "but others prefer to cast the net." "Skimmerii were bottom of the bill longer than the top, which allows them to catch the fish than the surface." "Africa has nowhere" "So a variety of different types of water as the Okavango..." "Interior largest delta in the world." "Okavango on today, it's hard to believe that this region of Africa" "It was once a sunburnt desert." "It was the chance of movements of earth, who changed the course of a river and the outpouring of dried fish, creating drenched paradise." "It's not just a place for creatures of mlaºtinilor  Many animals of the savannah have found a way to exploit the Okavango." "With their phenomenal memory, elefanþii quickly learns to navigate the routes dry" "The feeding of their lands." "It's not easy to find yourself safe places support this boggy ground." "Cusul ever changing waters revealed new grassland, so that the animals should always be moving." "For lions, it means to keep up with their prey... no easy task." "Impala may Steps by water  But for lei - that most cats is a real obstacle." "Buffalo are a potential target for a group of sea lions." "... If i could get..." "Only one thing left to do..." "Now the roles were reversed." "Buffalo grass island reached  But I sort and hunters." "Now the waters are for the benefit of lions ... Helping to keep the flock in þarc." "These are competitions vital power and cunning  But whole life in Africa is at the mercy of forces and stronger  freshwater." "The water in the Okavango has no big lake in which to reverse, not even ever get sea  All this life-giving water is not going anywhere ... It is absorbed by the immensity of the Kalahari desert." "Drought is a reality the majority of Africa ... A continent so stretched and hot clouds that rarely get inside." "But there's a place in Africa where wild life can find plenty of water." "In the central and northern Rift Valley Heights" "It is a chain of large lakes and wonderful with names like Magadi, Nakuru, Natron and Bogoria." "Although seem enticing..." "These lakes are not ordinary." "Caught in a volcanic world rãvãºitã, their precious waters are polluted lakes soda... soda." "Caustic and alkaline... are the most terrible waters of Africa..." "More like a scene from another planet..." "These boilers are a harsh alien world." "But not without life." "A remarkable creature has found a way to conquer them." "Flamingo by the millions, migrating upstream and down the Rift Valley." "It seems they know instinctively when every lake has water and soda exact weight I can bear." "An excess of pink... one of the most dazzling performances of Africa." "With their long legs, thin, coated leather, flamingoes can hold so the alkaline water that would rip flesh of other animals." "Although rough waters rich in soda jam a unique blue-green algae, flamingoes that we aspire through some fine combs in their beaks..." "And beak-held upside down, flamingoes and neglect to stick his head in salted water... is a miracle of developments." "Like all animals must drink flamingoes ... But where to find fresh water in a place like this?" "For their luck on the lake are clear springs, bringing uºurare from the depths of the earth." "It's also a chance to soda and wash the feathers and skin." "And in a few years... when feeding conditions are perfect... flamingos gather in a magnificent dance of courtship..." "Africa's precious water of life dictate terms." "Even here in hardened water, life can triumph." "The waters of the lakes and rivers of Africa" "They have shaped the evolution of some remarkable animals  Unite many worlds..." "They are the lifeblood of the continent..."