The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart

A BBC/Animal Planet co-production, the three-part series focuses on the landscape and wildlife of the Great Rift Valley in East Africa.

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Created By

Phil Chapman

Status

Ended

Original Name

The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart

First Air Date

January 24, 2010

Last Air Date

February 9, 2010

Seasons

Episodes

Language

English, French, Czech

Production Companies

BBC

Networks

BBC Two

S01E03

Grass

The Great Rift Valley provides the stage for an epic battle between trees and grass - its course influenced by volcanic eruptions, landscape and rainfall. On its outcome rests the fate of Africa's great game herds. In the Rift's savannas, grazers and their predators struggle to outwit each other, forcing one group of primates to develop a social system that paved the way for the evolution of mankind.

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