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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Life at the waterhole / a BBC studios production for PBS and BBC ; producer, Anwar Mamon ; directors, Hannah Ward, Anwar Mamon.

Edition:

Widescreen.

Publisher, Date:

[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2021]

[Arlington, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2021]

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 165 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

digital

optical

NTSC

video file

DVD video

Summary:

Waterholes are vital to the African ecosystem; bustling oases where elephants, lions, leopards and hundreds of other species meet and compete for water. But little is known about how they support so much life. Now the Mwiba Wildlife Reserve and local communities in Tanzania are building the world's first waterhole with a built-in specialized camera rig. With half-submerged and weather-proofed remote cameras, Dr. M. Sanjayan (EARTH: A New Wild) leads a team to uncover the complex dynamics of the waterhole for the very first time. The cameras capture three dramatic periods: the middle of the dry season, the hottest time of year, and the height of the first rains to gain unique insights into the lives of some of Africa's most iconic animals. As warthogs, giraffes, monkeys, and big cats all jostle for position at the new waterhole, the team uncover the increasingly important role of water in Africa as its? wildlife? faces the growing impact of climate change.

Target Audience Note:

TV Parental Guidelines rating: TV-PG (parental guidance suggested; this program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children).

Subjects:

Animals -- Tanzania.

Desert animals -- Tanzania.

Biotic communities -- Tanzania.

Desert ecology -- Tanzania.

Oases -- Tanzania.

Water-supply -- Tanzania.

Water-supply -- Africa.

Desert animals -- Africa.

Oases -- Africa.

Desert ecology -- Africa.

Mwiba Wildlife Reserve (Tanzania)