OKAVANGO RIVER

A mix between a waterbuck and a red lechwe - this totally unique antelope, called a 'wachwe' - is caught in limbo between a pack of hungry African wild dogs and a group of territorial hippos in the Okavango river.

Join filmmakers and conservationists Dereck and Beverly Joubert for a behind-the-camera look at the making of the first chapter in their Okavango epic.

Hyenas can easily rip a warthog to pieces, but this family allows a group of warthogs to share their den. It turns out, the two families make pretty good housemates - adding extra security from unwanted predators.

See the elegant way African Skimmers hunt for fish on the Okavango River and the sweet way they care for their chicks, particularly after they've just escaped from a crocodile.

Watch as a pair of bull hippos battle for a pool on the Okavango and make a spectacular splash.

When their lily pad home is threatened by a crocodile, this devoted father jacana saves his chicks by tucking one under each wing and carrying them to safety.

Discover the landscape and wildlife of the Lower Okavango River, where the land is baked dry by the scorching sun of the Kalahari Desert and animals must adapt to the extreme environment.

See how elephants actually help shape the flow of the Okavango River, cutting pathways through the reeds and vegetation that the water flow then follows.

Delve into the landscape and wildlife of the “Middle World,” the delta of the Okavango River. In the most dynamic and lively part of the river, long caravans of elephants travel along the water, and Pied kingfishers hover before diving in for fish and frogs. ...