Go beneath the surface and meet Africa’s river giants, the hippos

Hippos: Africa's River Giants Nature

Premiered January 15, 2020
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Hippos: Africa's River Giants

Go beneath the surface and meet Africa’s river giants, the hippos. Discover an unexpected side of these aquatic mammals that can’t even swim as hippos protect their families, face their enemies and suffer in a drought. Narrated by David Attenborough.

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