Name: The Big Dry
Genre: Documentary

The Big Dry

Documentary

Life in Zambia’s Luangwa Valley exists in two very different worlds: the wet and the dry. The wet season is green and bountiful, but the dry season is one of the toughest on Earth. For seven months of the year, animals must cope with scorching temperatures and almost no rain. Now, climate change is making conditions even more extreme. Follow creatures of all sizes as they clash over limited resources in this vast wild kingdom, where each day is a struggle to survive.

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Arabic subtitles

Episodes

Season 1

Season

S1· 3

Examining the plight of wildlife in Zambia's Luangwa Valley during the annual dry season.

01 The Drought Begins
The seven-month dry season in the Luangwa Valley in Zambia begins.
2016-10-01
02 Life in the Furnace
Six months into the dry season, hoards of hippos attempt to submerge themselves in what little water is left in the Luangwa River, causing a dangerous threat to baby hippos.
2016-10-08
03 The Coming of the Rains
The end of the dry season, a time during which weak and young animals must fight to survive, leads to the beginning of the wet season.
2016-10-15

The Big Dry

Season 1

01 The Drought Begins

02 Life in the Furnace

03 The Coming of the Rains