Mara Rebirth

Friday 27 March 8pm

Mara Rebirth

Friday 27 March 8pm

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Mara Rebirth

Next trasmissions on tv

  1. Friday 27 March 8pm

    The Emergence

  2. Friday 27 March 9pm

    The Awakening

Synopsis

The Maasai Mara is one of the most diverse and important savannah ecosystems on the planet. What makes it special is not just that it is the northern limit of the Serengeti, but also that it is the meeting place of migrations from the south and the northeast. When the famous wildebeest migration departs, many of the Mara’s resident animals give birth to their young. From the pups of leopards and jackals to the rare and elusive serval cat, new generations can only survive if they can adapt. This is a story about birth and growth, and a factual look into what happens most of the year in this world-famous African wilderness.

Episodes

Season 1

  • The Emergence

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    Part 1 of our series starts with the dust of the disappearing migration as it heads off across the river and leaves. Behind them, hundreds if not thousands of other animals cannot move, or won’t move, because they are locked into territories, invisible barriers that say to them, ‘leave your bubble at your peril’. This is their story. It is the story about what happens between September and the following July. Nine months of wildebeest-free Mara.

    Next Showing
    Friday 27 March 8pm
    On NatGeo Wild

  • The Awakening

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    Part 2 sets the scene, now the zebras wander off, a striped echo of part one. If the first episode is dusted in browns and yellows, this is green as the landscape changes and the rain turn again, rising rivers, making it difficult for everyone again, flooding, rushing waters in a raging torrent. Paradise it may be, but it is a harsh paradise. As the rains clear, we catch up with another character introduced in the first episode, our serval mother that had her den flooded; but she reveals that she has survived. And so has her cub – a miracle under these circumstances.

    Next Showing
    Friday 27 March 9pm
    On NatGeo Wild