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<\/p>\nA landmark seven-part natural history series exploring the wildlife, landscapes and deep history of the African continent<\/p>\n
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Presented by Rolex, the series will premiere on 3 October at 3pm on National Geographic, with all seven episodes also available to stream on Disney+ from the same date.<\/p>\n
Filmed over almost four years across nearly 30 countries, Africa Earth\u2019s Wild Home uses the latest filmmaking technology alongside cutting-edge CGI to reveal extraordinary wildlife stories and explore the forces that have shaped Africa\u2019s natural world.<\/p>\n
The series captures a number of species and behaviours never previously filmed for television, including the elusive black rain frog and hyenas in the Congo hunting elephants at night.<\/p>\n
Viewers will also see rare footage of a wild African black panther, alongside chimpanzees using unique tools to fish for algae.<\/p>\n
Spanning deserts, forests, jungles, mountains and islands, the seven-part series explores how Africa\u2019s hugely varied environments have shaped the animals that inhabit them, telling stories of adaptation, resilience and survival.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
A new global natural history project<\/p>\n
Africa Earth\u2019s Wild Home is the first instalment in an ambitious multi-year franchise which aims to document the planet continent by continent at a time of rapid environmental change.<\/p>\n
The project brings together National Geographic\u2019s natural history filmmaking, the National Geographic Society\u2019s community of scientists and Explorers, and Rolex\u2019s Perpetual Planet Initiative.<\/p>\n
Each episode will conclude with an Explorer Spotlight, introducing viewers to some of the scientists, photographers and National Geographic Explorers behind important discoveries.<\/p>\n
Among those featured are Rolex National Geographic Perpetual Planet Explorers Steve Boyes, Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Matt Shirley and Ingi Agnarsson.<\/p>\n
The series culminates in a finale focusing on the people working to protect Africa\u2019s natural future, including conservation leaders, community initiatives, researchers and local conservation partners.<\/p>\n
The programme builds on the long-standing partnership between National Geographic and Rolex, which spans more than 70 years. The National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Expeditions programme has supported Explorer-led science, conservation and storytelling since 2019.<\/p>\n
Wunmi Mosaku narrates<\/p>\n
Academy Award nominee Wunmi Mosaku, known for Sinners, Loki and Lovecraft Country, executive produces and narrates the series.<\/p>\n
Courteney Monroe, President of National Geographic, said: \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.<\/p>\n
\u201cAcross seven extraordinary episodes, the series reveals never-before-seen behaviours, explores the forces that shaped the continent and celebrates the remarkable ways life adapts and thrives.\u201d<\/p>\n
Africa Earth\u2019s Wild Home is produced by BBC Studios Natural History Unit for National Geographic.<\/p>\n
Africa Earth\u2019s Wild Home premieres on 3 October at 3pm on National Geographic, with all seven episodes streaming on Disney+ from the same day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A landmark seven-part natural history series exploring the wildlife, landscapes and deep history of the African continent Presented…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":768842,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[90,56,54,55,4407],"class_list":["post-768841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=768841"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768841\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/768842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=768841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=768841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=768841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}