Extras

White Pelicans Feeding in Minnesota
American White Pelicans gorge on fish below a dam in Eastern Minnesota.
White Pelicans Feeding in Minnesota

Reddish Egrets Feeding in Louisiana
Reddish Egrets performing their bizarre fishing "dance" on Elmers Isle in Louisiana.
Reddish Egrets Feeding in Louisiana

Mississippi River Barges at Night
Huge barges transporting goods up and down the Mississippi, 24 hours a day.
Mississippi River Barges at Night

Episode 3 Preview | The Mississippi
The massive Mississippi – a surprising story of a river that unites this great nation.
Episode 3 Preview | The Mississippi

Each year, Gull Lake in Minnesota hosts the largest charity ice-fishing contest on Earth.
Brainerd Ice Fishing Contest

Swimming With the Forest Dolphins of the Amazon
Pink River Dolphins are some of the most playful and mysterious of all Amazon animals.
Swimming With the Forest Dolphins of the Amazon

Meet a newly discovered species of clever and cute fish who are new to science.
Meet the New Cichlid Family

Episode 2 Preview | The Amazon
The secret wildlife and remarkable people of the Amazon, from shamans to electric eels.
Episode 2 Preview | The Amazon

Dive Into the Amazons Secret Blue Lagoon
Dive into the transparent bubbling waters of the Amazon’s secret blue lagoon.
Dive Into the Amazons Secret Blue Lagoon

The Amazon's Flood Transitions
Drone aerials capture the Amazon’s flood transition from low to high water.
The Amazon's Flood Transitions
Nesting Crocodiles and Nile Monitor Lizards
A nesting crocodile mother tried to protect her eggs.
Nesting Crocodiles and Nile Monitor Lizards
The astonishing wildlife and people of the Nile – the world’s longest river.
Episode 1 Preview | The Nile

The Nile allowed a great ancient civilization to grow in the middle of a great desert.
Ancient Egypt
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