Nat Geo<\/a> says. Africa Earth\u2019s Wild Home is the beginning of the cable network\u2019s \u201cambitious multi-year franchise that will document our planet continent by continent, at a moment when that planet is changing faster than ever.\u201d The series took four years to film across nearly 30 countries.<\/p>\n\n\tIn addition to the black rain frog, Africa Earth\u2019s Wild Home also captured hyenas in the Congo hunting elephants at night \u2014 bet you haven\u2019t seen that before. There\u2019s also footage of a rare wild African black panther as well as chimpanzees using unique tools to fish for algae. The monkeys sound like they\u2019re about a decade from beginning us.<\/p>\n
\n\tEach episode of Africa Earth\u2019s Wild Home concludes with an \u201cExplorer Spotlight\u201d featuring the scientists, photographers and National Geographic Explorers behind the discoveries \u2014 among them are Rolex National Geographic Perpetual Planet Explorers Steve Boyes, Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Matt Shirley and Ingi Agnarsson. (Nat Geo and Rolex have collabed on conservation for more than 70 years.) The event series\u2019 finale switches focus from the wildlife to the humans fighting to protect it.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cAfrica is home to some of the planet\u2019s most spectacular wildlife and dramatic landscapes, and Africa Earth\u2019s Wild Home captures them through breathtaking, blue-chip landmark natural history storytelling,\u201d said Courteney Monroe, president, National Geographic. \u201cAcross seven extraordinary episodes, the series reveals never-before-seen behaviors, explores the forces that shaped the continent and celebrates the remarkable ways life adapts and thrives. It also shines a light on the National Geographic Explorers, scientists and conservationists whose groundbreaking work continues to deepen our understanding of Africa and help safeguard its wild future.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tAfrica Earth\u2019s Wild Home is produced by BBC Studios Natural History Unit for National Geographic. For BBC Studios NHU, Simon Blakeney is the executive producer. For National Geographic, Pam Caragol is the executive producer, Janet Han Vissering is senior vice president of Production and Development, and Tom McDonald is executive vice president of National Geographic Content.<\/p>\n
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