Hippo: Wild Feast Live — Season 1, Episode 2: Day 1
Documentary • 45 min • 1 season, 8 episodes
Episode synopsis
The hippo is bloated with the gases that build up inside it because of bacteria in the digestive system. Blow flies will already have entered the carcass to lay their eggs, and frogs have been feeding on these insects. Other scavengers such as crocodiles are nearby, the team counted 56 crocodiles in the river last night. Large carnivores such as lions may try to monopolize the carcass, hyenas are unlikely to take on and drive away male lions. The webcam will be in black and white during the night when infra red cameras are used to film in the low light.
About Hippo: Wild Feast Live
Hippo: Wild Feast Live brings you an amazing insight into the rarely-seen world of nature's food chain...LIVE! Bringing the food chain to life, this live experiment allows you to watch as an entire ecological system emerges around the enormous Hippo carcass. Streamed 24/7 using a host of cutting edge technology, we'll present the food chain in action live as the wild animals of Africa come to feast.