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Buffalo return to lions’ territory

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The return of buffalo (Syncerus caffer) herds to the Xakanaxa region of Moremi heralds a time of plenty for the resident lion (Panthera leo) pride. The felines spend time with their cubs, bonding and playing.

02:45

Herds welcome the rain
A heavy thunderstorm brings rain and with it the promise of new short grasses which provide vital nutrition for the migratory herds including wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), their calves, and zebra (Equus burchelli).

03:29

Elephant Charge
A bull elephant (Loxodonta africana) in musth displays his angry temperament to cameraman Boris von Schoenebeck

03:23

Lone wildebeest calf falls victim to cheetahs
Spotted predators drag their prey out of sight of vultures and eat the animal while it’s still alive. Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) claim many young wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) as the herds migrate across Tanzania's Serengeti.

03:29

Cheetah kills wildebeest calf
On the Serengeti Plains of Tanzania, yet another lost wildebeest calf (Connochaetes taurinus) falls victim to a predator, this time a cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) . Despite a gallant effort to evade the spotted feline, the calf is finally brought down.

01:51

Sandy cliff is home to bee-eaters
Red Cliffs, 30km north of the Nxamaseri River in Botswana's Okavango Delta is peppered with holes that belong to carmine bee-eaters (Merops nubicoides). The birds have distinctive pink plumage and they tunnel into the red sandy cliffs to make nesting holes where they breed during their southerly migration.

02:40

Crocodiles in the channel
The clear waters of Botswana's Nxamaseri Channel enable the film crew to get close to three large crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) in their underwater habitat.

04:44

Birds forage in a fish trap
In the Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana, a variety of birds chase fish in a pond that has been cut off by receding floodwaters. The various bird species each hunt using a different technique. Species include: yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis), great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) and marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus).

04:59

Rare turtle lays eggs in full daylight
A critically endangered hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) labours as she carefully digs a hole and lays her eggs under a tree on the island of Mahe in the Seychelles.

03:16

Baboons on the Bank
A troop of Chacma baboons (Papio cynocephalus ursinus) forage on the banks of the Black Umfolozi River

01:59

Meerkats in the Karoo
Meerkats (Suricata suricatta) in the Little Karoo, South Africa huddle for warmth in the cool of the afternoon.

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