Preview of Katavi: Africa's Fallen Paradise: Purgatory

Season 43 Episode 11

About the Episode

The dry season is developing into a severe drought that is more intense than anything Katavi National Park has witnessed before. The young animals attempt to understand their rapidly changing world while the experienced adults rely on their years of knowledge to survive.

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Lion Pride Hunts Buffalo

A buffalo hunt is a family affair.

3:00
Chaos at the Waterhole

Extreme drought drives animals to behave abnormally, as crocodiles and hippos crowd a waterhole.

3:16
Filming Katavi's Unseen and Remote Wilds

Wildlife filmmaker Owen Prümm ventures into Katavi, a remote region in southwestern Tanzania.

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Are Children the Key to Saving Lemurs?

In Madagascar, the next generation is stepping up to safeguard the Greater Bamboo Lemur.

1:38
Building for Birds | WILD HOPE

Millions of migrating birds pass through our yards, but glass windows pose a deadly threat.

16:03
Hungry Lions Hunt Hippos

Lions rarely hunt hippos, but hungry lions can do crazy things.

2:42
Alpha Hippo vs. Two Intruders

A coup by two hippo bulls is out of the ordinary.

2:49
Hippo Mourning Caught on Camera

As a new day dawns on a changed hippo colony, the clan gathers around their fallen leader.

1:32
Meet One of the World’s Rarest Lemurs

In Madagascar, one woman is rewriting the fate of a lemur species once thought to be lost.

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