AFRICA

Go beneath the surface and meet Africa’s river giants, the hippos. Discover an unexpected side of these aquatic mammals that can’t even swim as hippos protect their families, face their enemies and suffer in a drought. Narrated by David Attenborough.

In this scene from EARTHFLIGHT: Africa, Cape gannets fly off the coast of South Africa in search of the great sardine run, the biggest fish migration in the world. The birds dive into the ocean to feast as the dolphins, also on the hunt, push ...

In the Botswana’s Makgadikgadi Pans, meerkat pups struggle to master the animal's signature upright posture while the adults go in search of food. An adult will often stay behind and babysit the pups while the other meerkats are away from the den. "Great Zebra Exodus" ...

One of the greatest migration stories of the natural world, set against the backdrop of one of Africa’s most surreal landscapes. Great Zebra Exodus premieres Wednesday, May 15 at 8/7c on PBS.

The news about chocolate just keeps getting better. Well, maybe it really isn’t news since the indigenous tribes of Central America knew centuries ago that cocoa-related products were good for us and they consumed them daily.

In this video, two lionesses attack an unfamiliar and aggressive male who approaches their small pride. Watch a scene from the PBS Nature film The White Lions which premieres May 9, 2012.

One of the white cubs, now almost a grown lion, takes on a clan of approaching hyenas in South Africa's Kruger National Park. Watch a scene from The White Lions which premieres May 9, 2012.

In this video, a small pride plays and bonds in South Africa's Kruger National Park. Watch a scene from The White Lions which premieres May 9, 2012.

Toki and Sambu make the crucial transition to hunting on their own.