Serengeti. Series 1, Episode 3, Invasion / created by Simon Fuller ; produced by John Downer and Simon Fuller ; directed by John Downer ; produced by XIX Entertainment and John Downer Productions for the BBC, the Discovery Channel and BBC Studios Distribution.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Downer, John (Television producer and director), director, producer, screenwriter.

Fuller, Simon, producer.

Boyega, John, narrator.

XIX Entertainment (Firm), production company.

John Downer Productions Ltd., production company.

British Broadcasting Corporation, production company.

BBC Studios, production company.

Discovery Channel (Firm), production company.

BBC Worldwide Ltd., film distributor.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animals--Tanzania--Serengeti National Park.

Animals.

Savanna animals--Tanzania--Serengeti National Park.

Savanna animals.

Serengeti National Park (Tanzania).

Genre:

Documentary television programs.

Nature television programs.

Wildlife television programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (53 minutes)

Place of Publication:

London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2019.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

In this episode, the incredible anticipation of the annual Great Migration is being felt by all of the Serengeti's families as they wait with great desperation for it to arrive. The land continues to get hotter and hunger starts to bite as food becomes ever more scarce for the predators. But life continues, with Kali the lioness and her sister entrusting their cubs to their new male babysitter, Sefu, with near-disastrous results. Bakari the baboon is shocked when a trip across the river to collect crocodile eggs looks like it will end in tragedy for his new female, Cheka, and the adopted baby. His rivalry with the troop leader then puts him and the baby in more danger. A family of wild dogs moves in, led by male Jasari. With a huge litter of pups, Jasari is ready to take advantage of the coming feast, but until the migrating herds arrive, it is a struggle to survive. Shani, a female zebra is leading her family on the great migration. She is forced to stop temporarily to give birth to her foal, but as soon as he can run, they are off again heading towards the great river. When the herds finally arrive at the river, they find it teeming with crocodiles, and zebra mother Shani has to decide how and when she can take her newborn foal across the treacherous water. Lying in wait and watching them carefully is a large mother crocodile, who is determined to eat them if they try. With the Great Migration now in full flow, there are winners and losers on both sides. The awe-inspiring spectacle it brings are part of the deep seasonal rhythms that govern all life in the Serengeti.

Participant:

Narrator: John Boyega.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed January 30, 2020).

"A dramatised story based on the real lives of Africa's most charismatic animals".

OCLC:

1140366544