Kalahari: Land of Secret Alliances — Season 1
About this season
Wander the vast, inhospitable lowlands of Africa’s Kalahari Basin, where an extraordinarily diverse array of animals, from massive elephants to tiny weaver birds, work together to find resources, protect their young, and survive the harsh conditions.
Episodes (3)
1. Into the Heat
Aired 8 January 2022 • 50 min
Discover the unlikely collaborators of the Kalahari Basin, including elephants and fruiting anaboom trees, meerkats and drongo birds, and more.
2. Pushed to the Limits
Aired 15 January 2022 • 50 min
Thirst for rain alongside the animals of the Kalahari as elephant herds cooperate and meerkats adopt a strange babysitter in the depths of a brutally dry year.
3. Behind the Lens
Aired 22 January 2022 • 50 min
Join a group of scientists as they test a hypothesis: that animal collaboration is the key to the dizzying diversity of the Kalahari's species.